tent

tendere (Latin)

teneo (Latin)

(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)

tensus (Latin)

tentus (Latin)

*tenta (Vulgar Latin)

tente (Old French)

Tent, temporary hut or other similar building.

tente (Middle English)

tent (English)

(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. [...]