Etymology of the English word detent
the English word
detentderived from the French word
détentederived from the French word
détendrederived from the Old French word
tendrederived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-derived from the Latin word
tener (tender; soft)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-using the French prefix
dé-derived from the Old French word
destenteDate
The earliest known usage of detent in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
