Where does “extenuar” come from?

extenuar (Spanish) comes from Latin extenuo, from Latin tenuo, from Latin tenuis, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

extenuar (Spanish): to extenuate; to weaken

Definitions

  1. to extenuate; to weaken

Ancestry of “extenuar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinextenuoI thin, reduce, diminish
2LatintenuoI make thin; I reduce or lessen; I wear down
3Latintenuisthin, fine, slender; weak, watery; slight,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “extenuar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →