Etymology of the English word tenor
the English word
tenorderived from the Anglo-Norman word
tenorderived from the Latin word
tenor (course, tenor; sustained and even course of movement)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
tenere (hold, keep; comprehend; represent; support)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Date
The earliest known usage of tenor in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
tennis, Dutch
tenor, Dutch
teneur, English
tennis, French
ténor, French
tennis, French
teneur, German
Tennis, Icelandic
tennis, Icelandic
tenór, Italian
tenore, Lithuanian
tenisas, Portuguese
teor, Russian
тeнниc, Spanish
tenor, Swedish
tennis, Swedish
tenor, Yiddish
tenisUsage
Word found in Modern English
