English
tenably
From tenable + -ly.
A compound of tenable + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, draw’
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Old French tenir ‘to hold’
Middle French tenir ‘to hold’
French tenir ‘to hold’
French tenable
English tenable
Today it means
adv In a tenable manner.
Sources
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Etymograph / tenably