Where does “tenuate” come from?
tenuate (English) comes from Latin tenuatus, from Latin tenuo, from Latin tenuis, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenuate (English): To make thin; to attenuate
Definitions
- To make thin; to attenuate
Ancestry of “tenuate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tenuatus | Having been made thin, dissolved, dissipated |
| 2 | Latin | tenuo | I make thin; I reduce or lessen; I wear down |
| 3 | Latin | tenuis | thin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |