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Where does “tendō” come from?

tendō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tendō (Proto-Italic): to stretch

Definitions

  1. to stretch

Ancestry of “tendō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tendō”

  • attention
  • content
  • extent
  • tend
  • intention
  • extensive
  • tendency
  • attend
  • extension
  • intense
  • intensity
  • tender
  • extend
  • tension
  • tent
  • attending
  • intend
  • attendance
  • temptation
  • intensive
  • pretend
  • tenderness
  • extensively
  • intentionally
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