French word obtenir comes from Latin teneo
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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. |