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

  1. to have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to...

Ancestry of “tener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishtenerto have; to possess
2Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tener

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-
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