Where does “despenjar” come from?
despenjar (Catalan) comes from Catalan penjar, from Vulgar Latin pendicare, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
despenjar (Catalan): to unhook, remove something from a hanging position
Definitions
- to unhook, remove something from a hanging position
Ancestry of “despenjar”, step by step
despenjar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan penjar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | penjar | to hang; to hang up; to upload |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pendicare | present active infinitive of *pendicō |
| 3 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |