Where does “tendentia” come from?

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

tendentia (Latin): The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition,...

Definitions

  1. The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition,...

Ancestry of “tendentia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tendentia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Latin tendere →