Where does “tentáculo” come from?

tentáculo (Spanish) comes from New Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentō — to handle, touch.

tentáculo (Spanish): tentacle

Definitions

  1. tentacle

Ancestry of “tentáculo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latintentaculum—
2Latintentōto handle, touch
Every word from Latin tentō →Every word from New Latin tentaculum →