LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

per-tĕnĕo

Meaning

  1. to hold constantly

per-tĕnĕo, ŭi, 2, v. a.,
I. to hold constantly, keep hold of, hold fast (late Lat.): utinam (me) pertinuisset, Hier. Ep. 66, n. 13.

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What does per-tĕnĕo mean in Latin?
per-tĕnĕo, a verb, means “to hold constantly”.