Where does “tendal” come from?

tendal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tenda, from Vulgar Latin tenda, from Latin tendita, from Latin tentus, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tendal (Portuguese): clothesline cord to hang clothes on so they can dry

Definitions

  1. clothesline cord to hang clothes on so they can dry

Ancestry of “tendal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetendatent
2Vulgar Latintenda—
3Latintendita—
4Latintentusstretched; stretched out; extended; distended;...
5Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
6Proto-Italictenēōto hold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →