Where does “tendrilless” come from?
tendrilless (English) comes from English tendril, from Middle French tendrillon, from Middle French tendron, from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tendrilless (English): Without tendrils
Definitions
- Without tendrils
Ancestry of “tendrilless”, step by step
tendrilless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tendril
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tendril | A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a... |
| 2 | Middle French | tendrillon | bud, shoot, cartilage |
| 3 | Middle French | tendron | cartilage |
| 4 | Old French | tendre | tender; to stretch |
| 5 | Latin | tendere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |