Where does “tendon” come from?

tendon (French) comes from Medieval Latin tendo, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tendon (French): tendon

Definitions

  1. tendon

Ancestry of “tendon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatintendoI stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I...
2Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tendon”

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