Where does “extente” come from?

extente (Middle English) comes from Old French estente, from Old French estendre, from Latin extendere, from Latin extendo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — whale, sea monster; abyss.

Ancestry of “extente”, step by step

extente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French estente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestentevaluation of land, stretch of land
2Old Frenchestendreto stretch, extend or spread
3Latinextenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinextendoI stretch or thrust out; I extend, prolong or...
5Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
6LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicōto impart, share
9Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
10Old Latincom(m)oinis
11Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
17Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
18Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via Anglo-Norman extente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanextente
2Old Frenchextendreextend

Words derived from “extente

Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит