Where does “tenon” come from?

Tenon comes from Middle English tenon, from Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten-, meaning to stretch or extend.

tenon (English): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood...

Definitions

  1. A projecting member left by cutting away the wood...

Ancestry of “tenon”, step by step

tenon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English tenoun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtenounA tenon; a projecting piece of woodwork;...
2LatintenonA tendon, nerve
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Middle English tenon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtenonAlternative form of tenoun; Alternative form of...
2Anglo-Normantenoun—

via Middle English tenown

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtenownAlternative form of tenoun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tenon →