protendo

Italian

Verb

protendo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of protendere

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From prō- (from, in the place of; for) +‎ tendō (stretch, strive for).

Pronunciation

Verb

prōtendō (present infinitive prōtendere, perfect active prōtendī, supine prōtēnsum); third conjugation

  1. to extend or distend
  2. to prolong or lengthen

Conjugation

  • Note: Supine and perfect forms may be of the form prōtentus rather than prōtēnsus.

Descendants

  • English: protend
  • Italian: protendere
  • Sicilian: prutènniri

References

  • protendo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • protendo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • protendo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.