Etymology of the English word tentmaker
the English word
tentmakerderived 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-derived from the English word
makerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
makederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mag- (kneading)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
