Where does “tenuis” come from?
tenuis (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenuis (Latin): thin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,...
Definitions
- thin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,...
Ancestry of “tenuis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tenuis”