Where does “obtentum” come from?

obtentum (Latin) comes from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

obtentum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of obtentus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of obtentus;...

Ancestry of “obtentum”, step by step

obtentum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tendere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

via Latin ob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobin the direction of, to, towards; on account of,...
2Proto-Italic*optowards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Latin tendere →