Etymology

extend

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Today it means: To increase in extent. Full definition →

Middle English extenden ← Anglo-Norman extendre ← Latin extendō
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  1. Latin · derived fromextendō“to stretch out”
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromextendre
  3. Middle English · inherited fromextenden
  4. English todayextend

From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”).

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