Where does “tienda” come from?
tienda (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin tenda, from Latin tendita, from Latin tentus, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tienda (Spanish): shop, store; tent
Definitions
- shop, store; tent
Ancestry of “tienda”, step by step
tienda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin tenda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | tenda | — |
| 2 | Latin | tendita | — |
| 3 | Latin | tentus | stretched; stretched out; extended; distended;... |
| 4 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Late Latin tenda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | tenda | — |