Where does “ténue” come from?

ténue (Portuguese) comes from Latin tenuis, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ténue (Portuguese): tenuous, thin, weak; faint, dim, soft; subtle

Definitions

  1. tenuous, thin, weak; faint, dim, soft; subtle

Ancestry of “ténue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenuisthin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “ténue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →