Where does “tenoner” come from?
tenoner (English) comes from English Tenon, from Middle English tenoun, from Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenoner (English): A machine for forming tenons
Definitions
- A machine for forming tenons
Ancestry of “tenoner”, step by step
tenoner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tenon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tenon | A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame |
| 2 | Middle English | tenoun | A tenon; a projecting piece of woodwork;... |
| 3 | Latin | tenon | A tendon, nerve |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |