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From in- (“not”) + Latin teneō (“to hold”). Compare Latin intenibilis (“not to be grasped”). Compare intenable, untenable.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Incapable of holding or containing. Full definition →
From in- (“not”) + Latin teneō (“to hold”). Compare Latin intenibilis (“not to be grasped”). Compare intenable, untenable.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.