Where does “peritenon” come from?
peritenon (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
peritenon (English): The connective tissue sheath surrounding a tendon
Definitions
- The connective tissue sheath surrounding a tendon
Ancestry of “peritenon”, step by step
peritenon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English Tenon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tenon | A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame |
| 2 | Middle English | tenoun | A tenon; a projecting piece of woodwork;... |
| 3 | Latin | tenon | A tendon, nerve |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |