Where does “antenne” come from?

antenne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin antenna, from Proto-Italic antitempnā, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

antenne (Norwegian Nynorsk): an antenna; an aerial or antenna

Definitions

  1. an antenna; an aerial or antenna

Ancestry of “antenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantennayard on a ship; antenna in insects etc
2Proto-Italicantitempnā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic antitempnā →Every word from Latin antenna →