Where does “musculotendon” come from?
musculotendon (English) comes from English tendon, from French tendon, from Medieval Latin tendo, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
musculotendon (English): A tendon together with its attached muscle
Definitions
- A tendon together with its attached muscle
Ancestry of “musculotendon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tendon | A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that... |
| 2 | French | tendon | tendon |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tendo | I stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |