English
taeniform
Taeniform comes from Ancient Greek ταινία ‘band, ribbon’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEταινίαtainía‘band, ribbon’
- Englishtodaytaeniform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEταινίαtainía‘band, ribbon’
- Englishtodaytaeniform
Formed from -iform
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘stretch’
continue, content, tight, tone, maintenance, entertainment, contain, ton, tune, obtain, continuous, tennis, retain, continent, tender, detention, sustain, retention, tenant, continuum, rein, pristine, pertinent, tonic, tendon, abstinence, detain, tenor, tenacity, abstain, tenacious, sustenance, tenet, incontinence, countenance, pertain, tetanus, tenement, retinue, tantra, 72 more
Today it means
adj Shaped like a ribbon; ribbonlike.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ταινία / taeniform