Where does “ténuité” come from?

ténuité (French) comes 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.

ténuité (French): subtlety

Definitions

subtlety

Ancestry of “ténuité”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	tenuitas	thinness, fineness; poverty; frugality
2	Latin	tenuis	thin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	ténh₂us	thin
4	Proto-Indo-European	tenh₂-	to stretch, to extend
5	Proto-Indo-European	ten-	to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “ténuité”

tenuitate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →