Where does “extensif” come from?

extensif (French) comes from Late Latin extensivus, from Latin extēnsus, from Latin extendō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

extensif (French): extensive

Definitions

  1. extensive

Ancestry of “extensif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinextensivusextensive, extendible
2Latinextēnsus—
3Latinextendōto stretch or thrust out
4Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
5Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “extensif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tendō →