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

  1. thin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,...

Ancestry of “tenuis”, step by step

tenuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
2Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Proto-Italic *tən(a)us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*tən(a)us—

Words derived from “tenuis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →