Where does “tendonitis” come from?
Tendonitis comes from New Latin -itis (inflammation) added to tendon, which derives from Ancient Greek τένων (tendon), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ten- (to stretch).
tendonitis (English): Alternative form of tendinitis
Definitions
- Alternative form of tendinitis
Ancestry of “tendonitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tendon | A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that... |
| 2 | French | tendon | tendon |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tendo | I stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |