English word tent comes from Latin tendere, Latin teneo, Proto-Italic *tentos, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) tente (Tent, temporary hut or other similar building.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| tendere | Latin (lat) | |
| teneo | Latin (lat) | (of laws) I am binding on; bind, hold, obligate. (reflexive) I keep back, remain, stay, hold position. I comprise, contain, include, hold. I hold fast, restrain, detain, check, control; bind, fetter. I hold, have; grasp. I insist, uphold. I know, grasp, understand, conceive. I possess, occupy, control. I reach, attain; gain, acquire, obtain. I recollect, retain knowledge of, remember, bear [...] |
| *tentos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| tensus | Latin (lat) | |
| tentus | Latin (lat) | |
| *tenta | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| tente | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Tent, temporary hut or other similar building. |
| tente | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| tent | English (en) | (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.. (archaic) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.. A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent. [...] |