Where does “pertenuis” come from?

pertenuis (Latin) comes from Latin tenuis, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

pertenuis (Latin): very thin, fine or slender

Definitions

  1. very thin, fine or slender

Ancestry of “pertenuis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenuisthin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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