Where does “teisinis” come from?

teisinis (Lithuanian) comes from Old French teise, from Latin tēnsa, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

teisinis (Lithuanian): legal, relating to law

Definitions

  1. legal, relating to law

Ancestry of “teisinis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchteise—
2Latintēnsathe chariot or car on which the images of the gods were borne in the Circensian games
3Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tendō →