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Where does “retensus” come from?

retensus (Latin) comes from Latin retendo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

retensus (Latin): unbent, slackened, relaxed

Definitions

  1. unbent, slackened, relaxed

Ancestry of “retensus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinretendoI unbend, slacken, relax
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “retensus”

  • retesar
  • reteso
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