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Where does “тендер” come from?

тендер (Russian) comes from English tender, from English tend, from Middle English tenden, from Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.

тендер (Russian): те́ндер •  m inan; tender

Definitions

  1. те́ндер •  m inan; tender

Ancestry of “тендер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtenderSensitive or painful to the touch; Easily bruised...
2EnglishtendTo make a tender of; to offer or tender; To be...
3Middle Englishtenden—
4Middle Englishattendento attend
5Old Frenchatendreto wait
6Latinattendō—
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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