Where does “tenoun” come from?

tenoun (Middle English) comes from Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenoun (Middle English): A tenon; a projecting piece of woodwork;...

Definitions

  1. A tenon; a projecting piece of woodwork;...

Ancestry of “tenoun”, step by step

tenoun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tenon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintenonA tendon, nerve
2Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Middle French tenon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtenon—
2Old Frenchtenon—

Words derived from “tenoun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tenon →