Where does “tensility” come from?

tensility (English) comes from English ity, from Ingrian -u — Used to form nouns from verbs.

tensility (English): The quality or state of being tensile, or capable...

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being tensile, or capable...

Ancestry of “tensility”, step by step

tensility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs

via English tensile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtensileOf or pertaining to tension; Capable of being...
Every word from Ingrian -u →Every word from English ity →