Comparative evidence

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• Lat. teneō -ēre ‘take hold of’, ‘grasp’, ‘catch’, ‘achieve’, ‘occupy’, ‘hold’, ‘understand’, ‘retain’ (OLD: 1919-1920)

• Lat. tendō -ere ‘extend’, ‘stretch’, ‘direct’, ‘strive (for)’ (OLD: 1917-1918)

References

OLD = Glare, P. G. W. 1968. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.