Where does “tendere” come from?

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

tendere (Italian): to tighten; to stretch; to crane

Definitions

  1. to tighten; to stretch; to crane

Ancestry of “tendere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tendere”

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