Where does “tendenciosidade” come from?
tendenciosidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tendencioso, from Portuguese tendência, from Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tendenciosidade (Portuguese): bias inclination towards something
Definitions
- bias inclination towards something
Ancestry of “tendenciosidade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tendencioso | tendentious, biased |
| 2 | Portuguese | tendência | tendency |
| 3 | Latin | tendentia | The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition,... |
| 4 | Latin | tendere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |