Where does “Tenon” come from?

Tenon (English) comes from Middle English tenoun, from Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Tenon (English): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame

Definitions

  1. A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame

Ancestry of “Tenon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtenounA tenon; a projecting piece of woodwork;...
2LatintenonA tendon, nerve
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “Tenon”

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