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Where does “extendere” come from?

extendere (Latin) comes from Latin extendo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

extendere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “extendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinextendoI stretch or thrust out; I extend, prolong or...
2Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
3LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “extendere”

  • extent
  • extend
  • extender
  • extendable
  • overextend
  • extendible
  • extendeth
  • hyperextend
  • extendability
  • extendest
  • underextend
  • coextend
  • inextendible
  • unextendible
  • hyperextendable
  • multiextent
  • extendlessness
  • reëxtend
  • re-extend
  • extender
  • estendibilità
  • inestensibilità
  • estensibilità
  • inestensibile
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