Roots / *ten-eyo-
ten-eyo- “to keep holding, maintaining” Widely accepted possession persistence
tenant, tenure, tenacious, contain
At a Glance
Reconstruction ten-eyo- Meaning “to keep holding, maintaining” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field possession, persistence Iterative of *ten- giving Latin tenēre, English tenant, tenure, tenacious, contain, obtain, retain.
dʰerǵʰ-eyo- “to keep holding firm, enduring” dʰerǵʰ-mn̥- “firmness, hardness, endurance” gʰeHbʰ- “to take, grasp (a utensil)” gʰrebʰ-eyo- “to keep seizing, grasping” h₂elg-₂ “to earn, gain, merit” kap-eyo- “to keep seizing, take repeatedly” kap-yo- “to seize, take hold of” ḱeh₂-p- “to grasp, handle, seize” related entry