Where does “natitenus” come from?

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

natitenus (Latin): up to the buttocks, as far as the buttocks

Definitions

  1. up to the buttocks, as far as the buttocks

Ancestry of “natitenus”, step by step

natitenus 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 natis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnatisrump, buttocks; dative masculine plural of nātus;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeannot-rear, buttock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténos →Every word from Proto-Italic tenos →