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late 16th century: via Latin hypotenusa from Greek hupoteinousa (grammē)'subtending (line),' from the verb hupoteinein (from hupo 'under' + teinein 'stretch').

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The word comes from the Greek hypo = under and teinousa, the present participle of the verb teinein = to stretch.

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