Morpheme
Tend
Type
bound base
Denotation
sinew, tough band of flexible inelastic fibrous collagen tissue
Etymology
French tendon; Medieval Latin tendō (spelling influenced by tendere); Ancient Greek ténōn
Evidence
endotendon, intertendon, intratendon, mesotendon, midtendon, musculotendon, neotendon, paratendon, peritendon, subtendon, tendon, tendonectomy, tendonitis, tendons, tendony
Notes
tendon and -tenon are doublets
