Etymology of the Latin word tenere
the Medieval Latin word
tenere (hold, keep; comprehend; represent; support)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Derivations in Latin
tenax,
tenementum,
tenitura,
tenaculum,
tenor,
tenens,
circumtenere,
pertinere,
abstinere,
attinere,
continere,
detinere,
distinere,
intertenere,
retinere,
obtinere,
sus-,
tenaculaDerivations in other languages
French
tenir, Italian
tenere, Italian
bonatenente, Portuguese
ter, Spanish
tenerCognates
Catalan
tenir, French
tenir, Italian
tenere, Latin
tenerUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin
