Where does “tenocytic” come from?

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

tenocytic (English): Relating to tenocytes

Definitions

  1. Relating to tenocytes

Ancestry of “tenocytic”, step by step

tenocytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tenocyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtenocyteAn elongated fibroblast cell found in tendons
2Englishteno-tendon
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from English teno- →