myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of tensus

Etymology of the Latin word tensus

the Latin word tensus

derived from the Latin word tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten-

English tense, Italian tenso-, Italian tensore, Italian tensivo, Italian tensile, Portuguese tenso, Portuguese teso, Spanish tenso, Spanish tieso