Etymology of the English word tensile
the English word
tensilederived from the New Latin word
tensilisderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of tensile in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
