1. Etymology of the French word tente
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-Derivations in French
tente-abri,
tente-caravane,
tenterDerivations in other languages
English
tentCognates
Dutch
tent, English
tent, German
Zelt, Icelandic
tjald, Italian
tenda, Provençal
tenda, Spanish
tienda, Swedish
tältUsage
Word found in Old French
2. Etymology of the French word tente
derived from the French word
tentederived from the Old French word
tendrederived 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 Latin word
tener (tender; soft)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Usage
Word found in Old French
