Where does “tenodynia” come from?

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

tenodynia (English): in a tendon

Definitions

  1. in a tendon

Ancestry of “tenodynia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishteno-tendon
2Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from English teno- →
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