Where does “tente” come from?
tente (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تنته, from Italian tenda, from Late Latin tenda, from Latin tendita, from Latin tentus, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tente (Turkish): awning, marquee
Definitions
- awning, marquee
Ancestry of “tente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تنته | awning, canopy, overhang, marquee, a cover extended over a place as a shelter from sun or rain |
| 2 | Italian | tenda | tent; curtain, blind, shade; awning, sunshade,... |
| 3 | Late Latin | tenda | — |
| 4 | Latin | tendita | — |
| 5 | Latin | tentus | stretched; stretched out; extended; distended;... |
| 6 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |