Etymology of the Latin word tendere
the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Derivations in Latin
distendere,
tendinosus,
tensus,
tendens,
adtendere,
circumtendere,
extendere,
pertendere,
protendere,
subtendere,
retendere,
praetendere,
obtendere,
contendere,
detendere,
intendere,
attendere,
tenda,
tendo,
tensum,
tentusDerivations in other languages
Anglo-French
tendre, English
extensor, French
tendre, Italian
tendere, Spanish
tenderUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin
