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Where does “antispending” come from?

antispending (English) comes from English spending, from Middle English spendyng, from Old English spendung, from Old English spendan, from Proto-West Germanic spendōn, from Latin expendō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.

antispending (English): Opposed to or combating spending, especially...

Definitions

  1. Opposed to or combating spending, especially...

Ancestry of “antispending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspendinggerund of spend, expenditure; An amount that has...
2Middle Englishspendyng—
3Old Englishspendungspending
4Old Englishspendanto spend
5Proto-West Germanicspendōnto spend
6Latinexpendō—
7Latinpendō—
8Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
9Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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