English
tensile
Tensile comes from Latin tēnsilis, from tendō ‘to stretch’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *téndeti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*téndetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tendō‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtendō‘to stretch’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtēnsilis
- Englishtodaytensile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*téndetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tendō‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtendō‘to stretch’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtēnsilis
- Englishtodaytensile
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *tendō ‘to stretch’
pretend, extend, attendance, intend, tender, intentional, contend, pretense, inattention, entendre, portend, 28 more
through Latin tendō ‘to stretch’
attention, tend, extent, intention, extensive, extension, contention, tense, tempt, hypertension, tensor, entente, hypotension, portent, détente, extensible, pretension, detent, 41 more
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to tension.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *téndeti / tensile