Etymology of the English word tendency
the English word
tendencyderived from the Medieval Latin word
tendentiaderived from the Latin word
tendensderived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Date
The earliest known usage of tendency in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
tendentious,
ambitendencyCognates
Dutch
tendens, French
tendance, German
Tendenz, Norwegian
tendens, Swedish
tendensUsage
Word found in Modern English
