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
- The state of being nonextensive
Ancestry of “nonextensivity”, step by step
nonextensivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extensivity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extensivity | The condition of being extensive; The extent to... |
| 2 | English | extensive | having a great extent; covering a large area;... |
| 3 | Late Latin | extensivus | extensive, extendible |
| 4 | Latin | extēnsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | extendō | to stretch or thrust out |
| 6 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |