teniente
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- lieutenant
- deputy
- having, holding
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tenens, tenentem.
Origin
Latin
tenens, tenentem
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- tenens, tenentem Latin
- tenente Portuguese
- tenant Old French
- tenyente Cebuano
- tinyente Tagalog