tens- root words — words with the tens- root

The root tens- comes from Latin tendere, meaning to stretch. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including bartender, détente, angiotensin, antihypertensive, attendee, attentional, coextend, hyperextension, hypotension, thermotensile. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tens- root

Explore words with tens- — words containing the tens- root and sharing its sense of "to stretch". Examples include bartender, détente, angiotensin, antihypertensive, attendee, attentional, coextend, hyperextension, hypotension, thermotensile. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tens- root means to stretch, from Latin tendere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.