Where does “tentus” come from?

tentus (Latin) comes from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tentus (Latin): stretched; stretched out; extended; distended;...

Definitions

  1. stretched; stretched out; extended; distended;...

Ancestry of “tentus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
2Proto-Italictenēōto hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tentus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-