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Where does “extend” come from?

Extend comes from Middle English extenden, from Old French estendre, from Latin extendere, composed of the prefix ex- and Latin tenēre meaning to hold.

extend (English): To increase in extent; To possess a certain...

Definitions

  1. To increase in extent; To possess a certain...

Ancestry of “extend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishextenden—
2Old Frenchestendreto stretch, extend or spread
3Latinextenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinextendoI stretch or thrust out; I extend, prolong or...
5Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
6LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicō—
9Latincommūnis—
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoinis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
17Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
18Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

Words derived from “extend”

  • extender
  • extendable
  • overextend
  • extendible
  • extendeth
  • hyperextend
  • extendability
  • extendest
  • underextend
  • coextend
  • inextendible
  • unextendible
  • hyperextendable
  • extendlessness
  • reëxtend
  • re-extend
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