Italian word teso comes from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ-, and later Proto-Italic *tendō (To stretch.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *tengʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *tendō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | To stretch. |
| tendere | Latin (lat) | |
| tensus | Latin (lat) | |
| teso | Italian (ita) | (followed by a) aimed, intended. Outstretched. Taut, tight, tense, stretched. Tense, nervous, fraught, strained. |