Where does “subtendent” come from?

subtendent (English) comes from English tend, from Middle English tenden, from Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

subtendent (English): The side that subtends (is opposite) a specified angle

Definitions

  1. The side that subtends (is opposite) a specified angle

Ancestry of “subtendent”, step by step

subtendent traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English tend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtendTo make a tender of; to offer or tender; To be...
2Middle EnglishtendenTo ignite; to light or set on fire
3Middle Englishattendento attend
4Old Frenchatendreto wait
5Latinattendōto pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubA submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich...
2EnglishsubstituteTo use in place of something else, with the same...
3Middle Englishsubstituten
4Latinsubstitutussubstituted
5LatinsubstituoI place next to, under, or instead of; I...
6LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
7Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
8Latinstōto stand
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via English ent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishentA fictional, large, humanoid, mobile talking tree...
2EnglishemptyDevoid of content; containing nothing or nobody;...
3Middle Englishemtyempty, vacant; weak, ineffective; worthless,...
4Old Englishēmtiġ
5Old Englishǣmettiġvacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én