Etymology

protend

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Today it means: To hold out; to stretch forth. Full definition →

Latin protendere
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromprotendere
  2. English todayprotend

Borrowed from Latin protendere, from pro (“before, forth”) + tendere (“to stretch”).

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