Where does “inextensive” come from?
inextensive (English) comes from English extensive, from Late Latin extensivus, from Latin extēnsus, from Latin extendō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
inextensive (English): Not extensive
Definitions
- Not extensive
Ancestry of “inextensive”, step by step
inextensive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extensive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extensive | having a great extent; covering a large area;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | extensivus | extensive, extendible |
| 3 | Latin | extēnsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | extendō | to stretch or thrust out |
| 5 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |