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

  1. A tendon together with its attached muscle

Ancestry of “musculotendon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtendonA tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that...
2Frenchtendontendon
3Medieval LatintendoI stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I...
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Medieval Latin tendo →