Etymology of the English word tenting
the English word
tentingderived from the English word
tentderived from the Old French word
tentederived from the Medieval Latin word
tentorium (tent)
derived from the Latin word
tentusderived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Usage
Word found in Modern English
