Where does “tendir” come from?

tendir (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan tendre, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tendir (Catalan): to tend, have a tendency toward

Definitions

  1. to tend, have a tendency toward

Ancestry of “tendir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalantendre—
2Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tendō →