Where does “Tendenz” come from?

Tendenz (German) comes from French tendence, from Latin tendēns, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Tendenz (German): tendency

Definitions

  1. tendency

Ancestry of “Tendenz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtendence—
2Latintendēnsextending
3Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “Tendenz”

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