Le verbe latin tendō et l’hypothèse d’une racine *tend-

The hypothesis of a *tend- root ‘to slacken’ for Lat. tendō is based on formal connection with Ved. tandate ‘to weaken’ but raises semantic problems. However, tendō does not merely mean ‘to tighten’: like Ved. tan-, the Latin verb is applied to flexible things (bow, hunting nets) which are drawn tig...

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Main Author: Laurent Gavoille
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2017-04-01
Series:Pallas
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/4173