Where does “hypertensor” come from?
hypertensor (English) comes from English tensor, from German Tensor, from Latin tensor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
hypertensor (English): An agent that tends to cause hypertension; a...
Definitions
- An agent that tends to cause hypertension; a...
Ancestry of “hypertensor”, step by step
hypertensor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tensor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tensor | A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it... |
| 2 | German | Tensor | tensor |
| 3 | Latin | tensor | that which stretches |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |