Where does “subtendon” come from?

subtendon (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.

subtendon (English): One of the branches of a tendon that splits into multiple parts

Definitions

  1. One of the branches of a tendon that splits into multiple parts

Ancestry of “subtendon”, step by step

subtendon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 tendon

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 *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yetiEvery word from Proto-Italic staēō