Where does “tenerus” come from?

tenerus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin tener, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tenerus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenerus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tener →
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