Where does “thenoun” come from?
thenoun (Middle English) comes from Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
thenoun (Middle English): tendon
Ancestry of “thenoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tenon | A tendon, nerve |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |