myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of retentus

Etymology of the Latin word retentus

the Late Latin word retentus

derived 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-

French rétenteur, Italian retentivo, Italian ritentivo, Italian rattento

Word found in Late Latin