Where does “tendencia” come from?

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

tendencia (Hungarian): tendency, trend

Definitions

  1. tendency, trend

Ancestry of “tendencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTendenztendency
2Frenchtendence—
3Latintendēnsextending
4Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
5Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tendencia”

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