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Where does “pertensurus” come from?

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

pertensurus (Latin): about to persist

Definitions

  1. about to persist

Ancestry of “pertensurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpertendoI persevere or persist
2Latintendō—
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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