rêne
French
noun
Definitions
- rein (strap or rope used to control an animal)
- (figuratively) power over something.
Etymology
Inherited from Old French resne inherited from Latin *retina, retineō (retain, hold back, keep hold back).
Origin
Latin
retineō
Gloss
retain, hold back, keep hold back
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- checkrein English
- rein English
- reinest English
- reineth English
- reinless English
- unrein English
- *retina Latin
- *retino, *retinīre Latin
- retentio Latin
- retineo Latin
- retineō Latin
- redine Italian
- retenir French
- rienda Spanish, Castilian
- *ten- Proto-Indo-European
- rédea Portuguese
- rein Middle English
- resne Old French
- reyne Old French
- regna Catalan, Valencian
- renda Galician
- redẽa Old Portuguese
- rèdine Friulian
- regna Old Occitan