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