Tent Definition
Other Word Forms of Tent
Noun
Origin of Tent
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Middle English tente, from Old French tente, from Latin tenta (“tent"), feminine of tentus, ptp. of tendere (“to stretch, extend"). Displaced native Middle English tild, tilt (“tent, tilt"), from Old English teld (“tent").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English tenten from tent attention short for attent from Old French attente from Vulgar Latin attendita from feminine past participle of Latin attendere to wait on attend
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English tent (“attention"), aphetic variation of attent (“attention"), from Old French atente (“attention, intention"), from Latin attenta, feminine of attentus, past participle of attendere (“to attend").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English tente (“a probe"), from Middle French tente, deverbal of tenter, from Latin tentāre (“to probe, test"), alteration of temptāre (“to test, probe, tempt").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French tente from Vulgar Latin tendita from feminine past participle of Latin tendere to stretch out ten- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Spanish tinto (“deep-colored"), from Latin tinctus, past participle of tingo (“to dye"). More at tinge, tint, tinto.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English tente from Old French from tenter to probe from Latin tentāre to feel, try tentative
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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