Where does “antena” come from?

antena (Tagalog) comes from Spanish antena, from Latin antenna, from Proto-Italic antitempnā, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

antena (Tagalog): antenna; aerial

Definitions

  1. antenna; aerial

Ancestry of “antena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishantenaantenna
2Latinantennayard on a ship; antenna in insects etc
3Proto-Italicantitempnā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic antitempnā →Every word from Latin antenna →