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

Definitions

  1. tendinous

Ancestry of “tendinoso”, 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 τένων →Every word from Medieval Latin tendo →