Extension
/ɪkˈstɛn.ʃən/noun
The act of extending or the state of being extended; something added to make a thing longer or larger.
Did you know?Extension comes from Latin *extensio*, from *extendere* meaning “to stretch out,” and that same ancient root also gave English words tied to tension, tensioning, and even tending something outward.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ten-
“to stretch”
Latin
Latin
tendere
“to stretch, extend, reach”
Latin
Latin
extensio
“a stretching out, extension”
Old French
Old French
extension
“stretching out; expansion”
Middle English
English
extensioun
“the act of extending; lengthening”
Modern English
English
extension
“the act or state of extending; an added part or prolongation”