Where does “ὑποτείνω” come from?

ὑποτείνω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τείνω, from Proto-Hellenic téňňō, from Proto-Indo-European tén-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ὑποτείνω (Ancient Greek): to stretch under, put under; to extend under,...

Definitions

  1. to stretch under, put under; to extend under,...

Ancestry of “ὑποτείνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτείνωto stretch, extend; to spread; to exert, push to...
2Proto-Hellenictéňňōto stretch
3Proto-Indo-Europeantén-ye-ti
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “ὑποτείνω

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tén-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic téňňō
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