Where does “teise” come from?

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

Ancestry of “teise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintēnsathe chariot or car on which the images of the gods were borne in the Circensian games
2Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “teise”

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