Where does “antenne” come from?
antenne (Italian) comes from Italian antenna, from Latin antenna, from Proto-Italic antitempnā, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
antenne (Italian): plural of antenna
Ancestry of “antenne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | antenna | flagpole; yard; device to receive or transmit... |
| 2 | Latin | antenna | yard on a ship; antenna in insects etc |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | antitempnā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |