ἐκτείνω

Ancient Greek

verb

Definitions

to stretch out
to prolong, draw out
(passive) to lay outstretched
to strain, push to the limit
(grammar) to lengthen a vowel

Etymology

Affix from 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
telangiectasia English
tenesmus English
παλίντονος Ancient Greek
παρατείνω Ancient Greek
τάσις Ancient Greek
τέτανος Ancient Greek
τείνω Ancient Greek
τεινεσμός Ancient Greek
τετανός Ancient Greek
ἀτελής Ancient Greek
ἔκτασις Ancient Greek
ὑποτείνω Ancient Greek
έκταση Greek (modern)
τείνω Greek (modern)
*téňňō Proto-Hellenic