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teni.

to hold, to keep (hold on to)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈteni/
  1. to hold, to keep (hold on to)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneōbor. ▲ Latin tenēre Italian tenerebor. ▲ Latin teneō Early Medieval Latin tenīre Old French tenir Middle French tenir French tenirbor. Esperanto teni Borrowed from Latin teneō, Italian tenere, and French tenir.

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