Where does “tendrillon” come from?
tendrillon (Middle French) comes from Middle French tendron, from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tendrillon (Middle French): bud, shoot, cartilage
Ancestry of “tendrillon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | tendron | cartilage |
| 2 | Old French | tendre | tender; to stretch |
| 3 | Latin | tendere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
Words derived from “tendrillon”