| word | TEN/TENU |
|---|---|
| meaning | TEN/TENU comes from the Latin tenuis, meaning “thin.” So to extend something is to stretch it, and lots of things get thin when they're stretched. The ten- root is even seen in pretend, which once meant to stretch something out above or in front; that something came to be a claim that you were something that you actually weren't. |
Tags: mwvb::root, mwvb::unit:30, mwvb::unit:30:root, obsidian_to_anki
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