Where does “extenso” come from?

extenso (Portuguese) comes from Latin extēnsus, from Latin extendō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

extenso (Portuguese): extensive

Definitions

  1. extensive

Ancestry of “extenso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextēnsus
2Latinextendōto stretch or thrust out
3Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Ancient Greek τένωνEvery word from Latin tendō
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