Where does “megatienda” come from?

megatienda (Spanish) comes from Spanish tienda, from Vulgar Latin tenda, from Latin tendita, from Latin tentus, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

megatienda (Spanish): superstore, megastore

Definitions

  1. superstore, megastore

Ancestry of “megatienda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtiendashop, store; tent
2Vulgar Latintenda—
3Latintendita—
4Latintentusstretched; stretched out; extended; distended;...
5Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
6Proto-Italictenēōto hold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →