Where does “tendão” come from?

tendão (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin tendo, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tendão (Portuguese): tendon tissue that connects a muscle with a bone

Definitions

  1. tendon tissue that connects a muscle with a bone

Ancestry of “tendão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatintendoI stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I...
2Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Medieval Latin tendo →