Where does “tènaro” come from?

tènaro (Venetian) comes from Latin tenerum, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tènaro (Venetian): soft, limp

Definitions

  1. soft, limp

Ancestry of “tènaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenerumnominative neuter singular of tener; accusative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tenerum →
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