Where does “extenta” come from?
extenta (Swedish) comes from Swedish tenta, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
extenta (Swedish): a past paper
Ancestry of “extenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tenta | exam, examination; to take an exam |
| 2 | Swedish | tentamen | an examination |
| 3 | Latin | tentamen | an attempt; a literary attempt: an essay |
| 4 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |