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Where does “tenuitas” come from?

tenuitas (Latin) comes from Latin tenuis, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenuitas (Latin): thinness, fineness; poverty; frugality

Definitions

  1. thinness, fineness; poverty; frugality

Ancestry of “tenuitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenuisthin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenuitas”

  • tenuità
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