Etymology of the English word tensegrity
the English word
tensegrityderived from the English word
tensionderived from the Latin word
tensioderived from the Latin word
tensusderived 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
tensumderived 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 English word
integrityderived from the Old French word
integritederived from the Latin word
integritas (soundness; chastity; integrity)
derived from the Latin word
integer (fresh troops; untouched, entire, whole)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
derived from the French word
integrityderived from the Latin word
integritas (soundness; chastity; integrity)
derived from the Latin word
integer (fresh troops; untouched, entire, whole)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
