παλίντονος
Ancient Greek
adj-2nd
Definitions
- (of a bow) stretched or bent backward
- caused by opposite tensions
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek πάλιν (again, backwards, back) + Ancient Greek τείνω (I stretch, stretch, I stretch out, pull tight, I pull tight, spread, stretch out).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τείνω
Gloss
I stretch, stretch, I stretch out, pull tight, I pull tight, spread, stretch out
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- paratenic English
- tenesmus English
- palindrome French
- πάλιν Ancient Greek
- παλίμπλαγκτος Ancient Greek
- παλίμψηστος Ancient Greek
- παρατείνω Ancient Greek
- τάσις Ancient Greek
- τέτανος Ancient Greek
- τείνω Ancient Greek
- τεινεσμός Ancient Greek
- τετανός Ancient Greek
- ἐκτείνω Ancient Greek
- ὑποτείνω Ancient Greek
- *kʷl̥His Proto-Indo-European
- πάλι Greek (modern)
- παλίρροια Greek (modern)
- τείνω Greek (modern)
- ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ Coptic
- *téňňō Proto-Hellenic