Where does “tineresc” come from?

tineresc (Romanian) comes from Romanian tânăr, from Vulgar Latin tenerus, from Latin tener, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tineresc (Romanian): youthful, juvenile, fresh

Definitions

  1. youthful, juvenile, fresh

Ancestry of “tineresc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantânăryoung; a youth, young person
2Vulgar Latintenerus—
3Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tener →Every word from Vulgar Latin tenerus →