Extend
/ɪkˈstɛnd/noun
To stretch something out or make it longer in space, time, or scope.
Did you know?Extend comes from Latin *extendere*, built from *ex-* (“out”) + *tendere* (“to stretch”), and that same ancient root also lives in words like *tendon* and *tender*—all tied to the idea of stretching or reaching.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ten-
“to stretch”
Latin
Latin
tendere
“to stretch, extend, exert”
Latin
Latin
extendere
“to stretch out, lengthen”
Old French
Old French
estendre
“to stretch out, enlarge”
Middle English
English
extenden
“to stretch out, prolong”
Modern English
English
extend
“to stretch out, prolong, expand”