English
tenorino
Tenorino comes from Italian tenorino ‘high tenor’, from Latin tenor ‘a sustained, continuous course or movement, a…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, extend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tn̥eh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘to hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtenor‘a sustained, continuous course or movement, a continuity of events’
- Italianc. 1300–presenttenore‘tenor’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presenttenorino‘high tenor’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, extend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tn̥eh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘to hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtenor‘a sustained, continuous course or movement, a continuity of events’
- Italianc. 1300–presenttenore‘tenor’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presenttenorino‘high tenor’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’
tight, tone, ton, tune, obtain, entertainment, maintenance, tender, tonic, pertinent, pristine, tendon, tenacious, tetanus, tantra, countenance, maintainer, tendinitis, retentive, hypotenuse, 63 more
through Proto-Italic *tenēō ‘to hold’
container, incontinent, 19 more
through Latin teneō ‘to hold’
continue, content, contain, continuous, retain, tennis, sustain, continent, detention, retention, tenant, continuum, rein, detain, abstain, abstinence, tenacity, pertain, sustenance, incontinence, tenet, tenement, retinue, abstention, tenable, continence, abstinent, 21 more
Today it means
noun A high tenor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / tenorino