Latin word tentus comes from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ-, and later Proto-Italic *tendō (To stretch.)

You can also see our other etymologies for the Latin word tentus.

Detailed word origin of tentus

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*tengʰ-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*tendō	Proto-Italic (itc-pro)	To stretch.
tendere	Latin (lat)
tentus	Latin (lat)