extend

Where does the word "extend" come from? It comes from Latin extendere, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

Extend’s story begins in Latin: extendere meant “to stretch out.” To stretch out, from ex- (out) and tendere (to stretch). It reached English by 1300s as extend. Settled as the English word for making something longer or larger. Today, extend means to make something longer, larger, or extend it in scope.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient extendere "to stretch out", to stretch out, from ex- (out) and tendere (to stretch).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1300s extend "to make something longer, larger, or more inclusive", settled as the English word for making something longer or larger.