Where does “tenuemente” come from?

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

tenuemente (Portuguese): tenuously

Definitions

  1. tenuously

Ancestry of “tenuemente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseténuetenuous, thin, weak; faint, dim, soft; subtle
2Latintenuisthin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →