Etymology of the English word retainership
the English word
retainershipderived from the English word
retainerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
retainderived from the Old French word
retenirderived from the Latin word
retinere (hold back, restrain; uphold)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Medieval Latin word
tenere (hold, keep; comprehend; represent; support)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-using the English suffix
-shipderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-skapazUsage
Word found in Modern English
