Where does “tensure” come from?
tensure (English) comes from Latin tensura, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tensure (English): tension
Ancestry of “tensure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tensura | stretching, straining, tension |
| 2 | Latin | tendō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |