Where does “tendre” come from?

tendre (Old Catalan) comes from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
2Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tendre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Ancient Greek τένωνEvery word from Latin tendō
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