tener
/teˈneɾ/ · A1 · verb
to have
🤲 tener = Latin tenere, to hold: a TENant holds a home, TENacious holds on
From Latin tenere, to hold. English kept the root in tenant, tenacious, retain, contain and maintain. Whatever you hold, you have, so Spanish uses tener for possession and for states you carry: tener hambre, tener frío, tener 20 años.