Where does “tendenciosament” come from?
tendenciosament (Catalan) comes from Catalan tendenciós, from Catalan tendència, from Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tendenciosament (Catalan): tendentiously
Definitions
- tendentiously
Ancestry of “tendenciosament”, step by step
tendenciosament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan tendenciós
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tendenciós | tendencious |
| 2 | Catalan | tendència | tendency |
| 3 | Latin | tendentia | The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition,... |
| 4 | Latin | tendere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |