Where does “антена” come from?

антена (Ukrainian) comes from Latin antenna, from Proto-Italic antitempnā, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

антена (Ukrainian): antenna

Definitions

  1. antenna

Ancestry of “антена”, step by step

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