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"to extend, spread" in seven languages

Meaningto extend, spread

Spanish

extender

/ekstenˈdeɾ/

learned

French

étendre

/etɑ̃dʁ/

inherited

Also 'to hang out' washing and 'to lay down' someone.

Italian

estendere

/esˈtɛndere/

inherited

Portuguese

estender

/istẽˈdeh/

inherited

Romanian

extinde

/eksˈtinde/

learned

Catalan

estendre

/əsˈtɛndɾə/

inherited

English

extend

/ɪkˈstɛnd/

from Latin/French · Latin EXTENDERE

English → Italianto extend, spreadestendereCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

EXTENDERE‘to stretch out’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

French wore EX- down to é- (étendre, like étranger), Italian to es-; Spanish took the Latin spelling back, x and all.

English relatives: tend, tension, extension, extent

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In a sentence

  • esLa empresa extendió sus actividades al extranjero.
  • frL'entreprise a étendu ses activités à l'étranger.
  • itL'azienda ha esteso le sue attività all'estero.
  • ptA empresa estendeu suas atividades ao exterior.
  • roCompania și-a extins activitățile în străinătate.
  • caL'empresa va estendre les seves activitats a l'estranger.
  • enThe company extended its activities abroad.

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