English
entonic
Entonic comes from Ancient Greek ἔντονος ‘strained’, from τείνω ‘to stretch, extend’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tén-ye-tireconstructedinnovative ye-present of *ten-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*téňňō‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτείνω‘to stretch, extend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔντονοςéntonos‘strained’
- Englishtodayentonic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tén-ye-tireconstructedinnovative ye-present of *ten-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*téňňō‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτείνω‘to stretch, extend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔντονοςéntonos‘strained’
- Englishtodayentonic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘stretch’
continue, tight, obtain, content, entertainment, tune, maintenance, retain, contain, sustain, tennis, continuous, tender, ton, continent, detention, rein, tenant, pristine, retention, detain, tenor, continuum, abstain, abstinence, pertinent, tenacity, pertain, tendon, tenacious, sustenance, tenet, retinue, countenance, tenement, incontinence, tantra, tenable, maintainer, tendinitis, 69 more
through Ancient Greek τείνω ‘to stretch, extend’
Today it means
adj Having great tension, or exaggerated action.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / entonic