Where does “détente” come from?
Détente comes from French détente, from Latin tendere meaning "to stretch," ultimately from Latin tenere meaning "to hold."
détente (English): A relaxing of tension, especially between...
Definitions
- A relaxing of tension, especially between...
Ancestry of “détente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | détente | relaxation, détente; trigger; height to which one... |
| 2 | Latin | detendita | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |