Where does “tener” come from?
tener (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish tener, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tener (Spanish): to have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to...
Definitions
- to have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to...
Ancestry of “tener”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | tener | — |
| 2 | Latin | teneō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tener”