Italian word ritenere comes from Latin tento (I handle, touch.. I try, test.), Latin re-

Detailed word origin of ritenere

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
tento	Latin (lat)	I handle, touch.. I try, test.
re-	Latin (lat)	Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
retineo	Latin (lat)	I hold fast, maintain, preserve, protect, guard, retain.. I hold in check, repress, check, stop, stay.. I keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay.
ritenere	Italian (ita)	(transitive) to hold back, hold down, hold, stop, retain. (transitive) to think, believe, reckon, consider.

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