Where does “tendencioso” come from?

tendencioso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tendência, from Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tendencioso (Portuguese): tendentious, biased

Definitions

  1. tendentious, biased

Ancestry of “tendencioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetendênciatendency
2LatintendentiaThe act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition,...
3Latintenderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tendencioso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Latin tendere →