Where does “extensief” come from?

extensief (Dutch) comes from French extensif, from Late Latin extensivus, from Latin extēnsus, from Latin extendō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

extensief (Dutch): extensive

Definitions

  1. extensive

Ancestry of “extensief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchextensifextensive
2Late Latinextensivusextensive, extendible
3Latinextēnsus—
4Latinextendōto stretch or thrust out
5Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
6Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “extensief”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tendō →