Where does “tendencia” come from?

tendencia (Spanish) comes from Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tendencia (Spanish): tendency; trend, fad

Definitions

tendency; trend, fad

Ancestry of “tendencia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	tendentia	The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition,...
2	Latin	tendere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
3	Proto-Indo-European	tend-	to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
4	Proto-Indo-European	temh₂-	to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tendencia”

tendencioso
macrotendencia
tendenciosamente

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Latin tendere →