Where does “tesar” come from?

tesar (Catalan) comes from Catalan tes, from Latin tēnsus — Stretched, stretched out, extended, distended.

tesar (Catalan): to tighten

Definitions

  1. to tighten

Ancestry of “tesar”, step by step

tesar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan tes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantestight, taut
2LatintēnsusStretched, stretched out, extended, distended

via Vulgar Latin tensare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintensare—
Every word from Latin tēnsus →Every word from Catalan tes →