Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Classical teneō, with extensive influence from veniō (come, which would have sounded similar once unstressed prevocalic /e/ and /i/ both turned to /j/). Attested in the Formulae Marculfi.[1]

Verb edit

teniō (present infinitive tenīre, perfect active *tēnī, supine *tenūtum); fourth conjugation (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. Alternative form of teneō (to have, to possess)

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “tĕnēre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 13: T–Ti, page 223.