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
Ancestry of “tendencia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |