Where does “antenna” come from?
antenna (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic antitempnā, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
antenna (Latin): yard on a ship; antenna in insects etc
Definitions
- yard on a ship; antenna in insects etc
Ancestry of “antenna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | antitempnā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “antenna”