tenus.
a stretched cord
Meaning & usage
a stretched cord
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *tenos, from Proto-Indo-European *ténos, from *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Cognate with Sanskrit तनस् (tánas), Ancient Greek *τένος (*ténos) (attested in ἀτενής (atenḗs)), also with German Dohne which has the same meaning. More at teneō (“hold, grasp”). Compare typologically Ancient Greek πάγη (págē) (< Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-).
Right up to, as far as, just as far as
Up to (a given stage of)
To the maximum extent of, within
lengthwise; along
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *tenos, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). The specific etymology is debated: De Vaan suggests that it is merely a petrified accusative of extent of the s-stem *tenos and rejects Meiser's suggestion that it stems from the Proto-Indo-European perfect participle *tn̥-wós.
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