Etymology

tension

ten·sion
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Today it means: The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other. Full definition →

Middle French tension ← Latin tēnsiō ← Proto-Italic *tendō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
  4. Proto-Italic*tendō
  5. Latintendō
  6. Latintēnsiō
  7. Middle Frenchtension
  8. English todaytension

Borrowed from Middle French tension, from Latin tēnsiō.

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