Where does “tenuity” come from?
tenuity (English) comes from English tenuous, from Latin tenuitas, from Latin tenuis, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenuity (English): Thinness, slenderness; Meagreness, paucity
Definitions
- Thinness, slenderness; Meagreness, paucity
Ancestry of “tenuity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tenuous | Thin in substance or consistency; Insubstantial |
| 2 | Latin | tenuitas | thinness, fineness; poverty; frugality |
| 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 |