English
tenonectomy
Tenonectomy comes from Latin tenon ‘tendon’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-1‘to stretch’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτένων2‘tendon, sinew’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtenon3‘tendon’
- Englishtodaytenonectomy3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τένων
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin tenon
- 3 Wiktionary, English tenonectomy
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τένων‘to stretch’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτένωνWiktionary, Latin tenon‘tendon, sinew’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtenonWiktionary, English tenonectomy‘tendon’
- EnglishtodaytenonectomyWiktionary, English tenonectomy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch’
continue, tight, content, obtain, entertainment, contain, maintenance, retain, tune, continuous, tennis, tone, sustain, ton, tender, continent, detention, tenant, retention, rein, continuum, detain, pristine, pertinent, abstain, tonic, abstinence, tenor, pertain, tenacity, tenacious, sustenance, tetanus, countenance, retinue, tantra, incontinence, tenet, tenement, maintainer, 70 more
through Ancient Greek τένων ‘tendon, sinew’
Today it means
noun The excision of part of a tendon.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tenonectomy”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek τένων, Latin tenon. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / tenonectomy