LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

tenda

tenda f

Meaning

  1. EarlyLate LatinMedieval Latinfemininearea covered by cloth or awning, such as a tent

Origins

From contraction of a Vulgar Latin *tendita, feminine of *tenditus, as a variant form of tentus, possibly as a substantivation of [tela] tenta (“stretched cloth”).

Descendants
  • Catalantenda
  • Frenchtente
  • Italiantenda
  • Occitantenda
  • Portuguesetenda
  • Romaniantindă
  • Spanishtienda
  • Aromaniantendã
  • Asturiantienda
  • Emiliantannda

Quick answers

What does tenda mean in Latin?
tenda, a noun, means “area covered by cloth or awning, such as a tent”.