tendo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
  • I proceed
  • I strive for; I reach for
  • I pitch (a tent)
  • I speak to somebody

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *tendō derived from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (stretch, extend), *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex), *tend- (stretch, extend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tend-

Gloss

stretch, extend

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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