Where does “macrotendencia” come from?
macrotendencia (Spanish) comes from Spanish tendencia, from Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
macrotendencia (Spanish): macrotrend
Definitions
- macrotrend
Ancestry of “macrotendencia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tendencia | tendency; trend, fad |
| 2 | Latin | tendentia | The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition,... |
| 3 | Latin | tendere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |