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Where does “nonextensivity” come from?

nonextensivity (English) comes from English extensivity, 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.

nonextensivity (English): The state of being nonextensive

Definitions

  1. The state of being nonextensive

Ancestry of “nonextensivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextensivityThe condition of being extensive; The extent to...
2Englishextensivehaving a great extent; covering a large area;...
3Late Latinextensivusextensive, extendible
4Latinextēnsus—
5Latinextendō—
6Latintendō—
7Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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