Where does “tendenssi” come from?

tendenssi (Finnish) comes from Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tendenssi (Finnish): tendency

Definitions

  1. tendency

Ancestry of “tendenssi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintendentiaThe act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition,...
2Latintenderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tendenssi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Latin tendere →