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detinere
Latin · ancient
"to hold back, to withhold"
to hold back, to withhold, from de- (away) and tenere (to hold)
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detain
English · 1400s
"to keep someone from proceeding, or to hold them in custody"
settled as the English word for keeping someone from proceeding, or holding them in custody
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