Where does “tens” come from?
tens (Middle English) comes from Old French tens, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Ancestry of “tens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | tens | Alternative form of tans |
| 2 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |