Where does “anten” come from?

anten (Turkish) comes from French antenne, from Middle French antenne, from Old French antaine, from Latin antenna, from Proto-Italic antitempnā, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

anten (Turkish): antenna, aerial, an apparatus used to convert electromagnetic waves into radio waves for transmission

Definitions

  1. antenna, aerial, an apparatus used to convert electromagnetic waves into radio waves for transmission

Ancestry of “anten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantenneantenna; branch, outlet
2Middle Frenchantenne—
3Old Frenchantaine—
4Latinantennayard on a ship; antenna in insects etc
5Proto-Italicantitempnā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “anten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic antitempnā →Every word from Latin antenna →