Where does “tendinoso” come from?
tendinoso (Italian) comes from Italian tendine, from Medieval Latin tendo, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tendinoso (Italian): tendinous
Ancestry of “tendinoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tendine | tendon, sinew; plural of tendina |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | tendo | I stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |