obtenir etymology

French word obtenir comes from Latin teneo

Detailed word origin of obtenir

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
teneo Latin (lat) (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 [...]
obtinere Latin (lat)
obtenir Old French (fro) To obtain.
obtenir French (fra) To get, to obtain.

Words with the same origin as obtenir

Descendants of teneo
abstenir appartenir content continental continu continuer détenir détention entretenir lieutenant maintenir pertinent reine retenir rétention rétine soutenir soutien tenace tenant tenir tente ténacité ténor