Where does “tendinite” come from?

tendinite (Italian) comes from Italian tendine, from Medieval Latin tendo, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tendinite (Italian): tendinitis

Definitions

  1. tendinitis

Ancestry of “tendinite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantendinetendon, sinew; plural of tendina
2Medieval LatintendoI stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I...
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Ancient Greek τένωνEvery word from Medieval Latin tendo
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