Where does “έκταση” come from?

έκταση (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔκτασις, from Ancient Greek ἐκτείνω, from Ancient Greek τείνω, from Proto-Hellenic téňňō, from Proto-Indo-European tén-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

έκταση (Greek): extent; extension; area, expanse

Definitions

  1. extent; extension; area, expanse

Ancestry of “έκταση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἔκτασιςA stretching out, extension; lengthening of a...
2Ancient Greekἐκτείνωto stretch out; to prolong, draw out; to lay...
3Ancient Greekτείνωto stretch, extend; to spread; to exert, push to...
4Proto-Hellenictéňňōto stretch
5Proto-Indo-Europeantén-ye-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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