Tensive
/ˈtɛn.sɪv/noun
Tending to stretch or strain; relating to tension.
Did you know?Its deepest root is the Proto-Indo-European *ten-* meaning “to stretch,” a force-word that also lives inside ancient ideas of tension, extension, and even the Latin *tentus* family.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ten-
“to stretch”
Latin
Latin
tendere
“to stretch, extend, exert”
Latin
Latin
tensus
“stretched, strained”
Late Latin
Latin
tensivus
“stretching, tending to stretch”
Middle English
English
tensif
“stretching, strained”
Modern English
English
tensive
“tending to stretch or strain”