Lindsay: An Etymological Study 
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Source Word Value Rank 
tendere — Continued 
tener L 10. . .2. . . .485. . 
tenere C. . . .579. .36 5. . 
tentare 
[tendere] 
..C. . 
. . .87.. 
.5.. 
..227. 
terere 
..L... 
..182.. 
.5.. 
...73. 
terminus 
..L... 
...97.. 
.7.. 
. .210. 
terra C 48. . .5. . . .336. . 
terrere V 71. . .2 266. . 
testa 38. . .2 381. . 
[torrere] 
testis T 82... 8.... 240.. 
First Group 
pretend 
pretense 
standard 
superintendent 
tend 
tender 
tent 
. tender 
tenderness 
Second Group 
. contain 
content 
. . . abstinence 
continent 
continual 
continue 
. . . contentedly 
continuous 
. . . contentment 
countenance 
. . . continental 
detain 
discontent 
entertain 
. . . discontinue 
entertainment 
lieutenant 
maintain 
. . . pertain 
obtain 
. . . retinue 
rein 
. . . sustenance 
retain 
sustain 
. . . tennis 
tenant 
. attempt 
. . . taunt 
tempt 
temptation 
trial 
. . . tribulation 
tried 
try 
determine 
. . . determinate 
term 
terminal 
terminate 
termination 
territory 
terrible 
terror 
subterranean 
terrace 
terrestrial 
test 
contest 
. . . attest 
protest 
testimony 
protestant 
testament 
