Where does “tendere” come from?
tendere (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tendere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future passive indicative...
Ancestry of “tendere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
Words derived from “tendere”