Where does “Tetris” come from?
Tetris (English) comes from Russian Те́трис, from Russian те́ннис, from English tennis, from Old French tenez, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
Tetris (English): The act of clearing four lines at once in...
Definitions
- The act of clearing four lines at once in...
Ancestry of “Tetris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Те́трис | Tetris |
| 2 | Russian | те́ннис | tennis |
| 3 | English | tennis | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets |
| 4 | Old French | tenez | second-person plural present indicative of tenir;... |
| 5 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 6 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |