English
tentigo
Tentigo comes from Latin tentīgō ‘lust’, from tendō ‘stretch’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *téndeti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*téndeti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tendō1‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtendō2‘stretch’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtentīgō2‘lust’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817tentigo2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin tendo
- 2 Wiktionary, English tentigo
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1817, John Elliotson, J. Fred. Blumenenbach (Latin author): “The emission of semen is excited by its abundance…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*téndetiWiktionary, Latin tendoreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tendōWiktionary, Latin tendo‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtendōWiktionary, English tentigo‘stretch’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtentīgōWiktionary, English tentigo‘lust’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817tentigoWiktionary, English tentigo. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1817, John Elliotson, J. Fred. Blumenenbach (Latin author): “The emission of semen is excited by its abundance…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *tendō ‘to stretch’
pretend, extend, attendance, tender, intend, hypertension, intentional, contend, pretense, hypotension, pretension, inattention, portend, entendre, 26 more
through Latin tendō ‘stretch’
attention, extensive, extension, tend, tension, extent, intention, tense, contention, tempt, tensor, tensile, extensible, entente, portent, detent, 42 more
Today it means
noun Penile erection or tumescence; especially, pathological erection (priapism).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tentigo”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin tendo. 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 *téndeti / tentigo