Where does “ternura” come from?

ternura (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.

ternura (Spanish): tenderness

Definitions

  1. tenderness

Ancestry of “ternura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-uraattaches to adjectives to form abstract nouns
2Latin-uraSuffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives
3Latin-tūraing, -ure, -work
Every word from Latin -tūra →Every word from Spanish -ura →Every word from Latin -ura →