Where does “τάσις” come from?

τάσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic tə́tsis, from Proto-Indo-European téntis, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

τάσις (Ancient Greek): stretching, tension; extension; pitch of the...

Definitions

  1. stretching, tension; extension; pitch of the...

Ancestry of “τάσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenictə́tsis
2Proto-Indo-Europeanténtisextension
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “τάσις

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European téntisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tə́tsis