Where does “istactenus” come from?

istactenus (Latin) comes from Latin tenus, from Proto-Italic tenos, from Proto-Indo-European ténos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

istactenus (Latin): thus far

Definitions

  1. thus far

Ancestry of “istactenus”, step by step

istactenus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tenus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenussnare or trap; Right up to, as far as, just as...
2Proto-Italictenos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténosextension
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Latin istāc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinistāc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténos →Every word from Proto-Italic tenos →