Where does “tendiscarpe” come from?
tendiscarpe (Italian) comes from Italian tendere, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tendiscarpe (Italian): shoe tree
Ancestry of “tendiscarpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tendere | to tighten; to stretch; to crane |
| 2 | Latin | tendō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |