attineo.
to bring or hold to or near
Meaning & usage
to bring or hold to or near
to hold fast, keep, detain, hold back, delay
to hold possession of, retain, occupy, preserve, keep, guard
to stretch or reach out to
to belong to, pertain or relate to, concern
to be useful or important
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin attineō From ad- + teneō (“hold; restrain”).
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