Latin

tenuis

‘thin, weak, fine’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin tenuis.

7 English words in this record descend from Latin tenuis, most familiar first.

• extenuating ← ex ← tenuō
• tenuis
• extenuate ← extenuat ← extenuātus ← extenuō ← tenuō
• extenuation ← extenuātiō ← extenuō ← tenuō
• tenuity ← tenuitas
• tenuate ← tenuatus ← tenuō
• tenuinucellate

Etymograph / Latin tenuis