English
tendinitis
Tendinitis comes from Ancient Greek τένων ‘tendon, sinew’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτένωνténōn‘tendon, sinew’
- Englishtodaytendinitis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτένωνténōn‘tendon, sinew’
- Englishtodaytendinitis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch’
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through Ancient Greek τένων ‘tendon, sinew’
Today it means
noun Inflammation of a tendon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τένων / tendinitis