Where does “teniente” come from?
teniente (Spanish) comes from Latin tenens, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
teniente (Spanish): lieutenant; deputy; having, holding
Definitions
- lieutenant; deputy; having, holding
Ancestry of “teniente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tenens | holding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,... |
| 2 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “teniente”