Where does “antenniforme” come from?

antenniforme (French) comes from French antenne, from Middle French antenne, from Old French antaine, from Latin antenna, from Proto-Italic antitempnā, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

antenniforme (French): antenniform

Definitions

  1. antenniform

Ancestry of “antenniforme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantenneantenna; branch, outlet
2Middle Frenchantenne
3Old Frenchantaine
4Latinantennayard on a ship; antenna in insects etc
5Proto-Italicantitempnā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-