Where does “tany-” come from?

tany- (English) comes from Ancient Greek τανύω, from Proto-Indo-European tn̥néwti, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tany- (English): Stretch

Definitions

  1. Stretch

Ancestry of “tany-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτανύωto stretch, strain, extend; to be stretched or...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantn̥néwtito be stretching
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tany-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tn̥néwti →Every word from Ancient Greek τανύω →