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Where does “tendinitis” come from?

tendinitis (Spanish) comes from Spanish tendón, from Medieval Latin tendo, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tendinitis (Spanish): tendinitis

Definitions

  1. tendinitis

Ancestry of “tendinitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtendóntendon
2Medieval LatintendoI stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; I...
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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