*ten- "to stretch." 🙆
Eng contain
Old French contenir,
Latin continere "to hold together, enclose" = com + tenere
Eng contend
Old French contendre,
Latin contendere "to stretch out, strive after," = com + tendere
Latin continentem (present participle) "holding together, continuous"
continere "hold together"
Eng contain
Old French contenir,
Latin continere "to hold together, enclose" = com + tenere
Eng contend
Old French contendre,
Latin contendere "to stretch out, strive after," = com + tendere
Latin continentem (present participle) "holding together, continuous"
continere "hold together"
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