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Where does “τένων” come from?

τένων (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

τένων (Ancient Greek): tendon, sinew

Definitions

  1. tendon, sinew

Ancestry of “τένων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “τένων”

  • tendon
  • tendonitis
  • tenotomy
  • tenolysis
  • musculotendon
  • tenorrhaphy
  • tenocyte
  • mesotendon
  • peritendon
  • tenotomize
  • tendonectomy
  • tenonectomy
  • tendomuscular
  • tenocytic
  • tenogenic
  • tenosynovitis
  • teno-
  • tenoblast
  • tenotomist
  • tenon
  • tendon
  • thenoun
  • tendon
  • tendo
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