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Where does “extensivus” come from?

extensivus (Latin) comes from Latin extēnsus, from Latin extendō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “extensivus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextēnsus—
2Latinextendō—
3Latintendō—
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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