Morpheme
Tain
Type
bound base
Denotation
hold, have, grasp, possess
Etymology
Middle English -teinen, -tenen; Old French tenir; Latin -tinēre, from tenēre
Evidence
abstain, abstained, abstaining, abstains, contain, containable, contained, container, containing, contains, detain, detainee, entertain, entertainment, maintain, maintainability, obtain, obtainable, obtained, obtaining, obtains, pertain, retain, retainer, sustain, sustainable, sustainability, sustaining, uncontained, unobtainable, unsustainable
