Where does “tensā” come from?

tensā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ten-s-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tensā”, step by step

tensā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ten-s-eh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanten-s-eh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Proto-Indo-European tn̥-s-eh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantn̥-s-eh₂—

Words derived from “tensā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-s-eh₂ →