Where does “tendon” come from?

tendon (Romanian) comes from French tendon, from Medieval Latin tendo, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tendon (Romanian): tendon

Definitions

  1. tendon

Ancestry of “tendon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtendontendon
2Medieval LatintendoI stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I...
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Medieval Latin tendo →