Where does “estendere” come from?

estendere (Italian) comes from Latin extendō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

estendere (Italian): to extend

Definitions

  1. to extend

Ancestry of “estendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextendōto stretch or thrust out
2Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “estendere”

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