Where does “telextender” come from?

telextender (English) comes from English extender, from English extend, from Middle English extenden, from Old French estendre, from Latin extendere, from Latin extendo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

telextender (English): An optical amplifier, used especially in amateur astronomy to magnify an image

Definitions

  1. An optical amplifier, used especially in amateur astronomy to magnify an image

Ancestry of “telextender”, step by step

telextender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English extender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextenderAny of various substances designed to extend any...
2EnglishextendTo increase in extent; To possess a certain...
3Middle Englishextendento extend
4Old Frenchestendreto stretch, extend or spread
5Latinextenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6LatinextendoI stretch or thrust out; I extend, prolong or...
7Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
8LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
9LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
10Latincommūnicōto impart, share
11Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
12Old Latincom(m)oinis
13Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt
18Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
19Old High Germankuti
20Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
21Proto-Germanickweduzresin
22Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
23Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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