Where does “τατικός” come from?

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

τατικός (Ancient Greek): exerting tension

Definitions

  1. exerting tension

Ancestry of “τατικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτάσιςstretching, tension; extension; pitch of the...
2Proto-Hellenictə́tsis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténtisextension
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téntis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tə́tsis →