Where does “tendinously” come from?
tendinously (English) comes from English tendinous, from New Latin tendinōsus, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tendinously (English): By means of a tendon
Definitions
- By means of a tendon
Ancestry of “tendinously”, step by step
tendinously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tendinous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tendinous | Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tendon or... |
| 2 | New Latin | tendinōsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |