Where does “tenocyte” come from?

tenocyte (English) comes from English teno-, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenocyte (English): An elongated fibroblast cell found in tendons

Definitions

  1. An elongated fibroblast cell found in tendons

Ancestry of “tenocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishteno-tendon
2Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenocyte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from English teno- →