Where does “append” come from?

Append comes from Latin appendere, formed from Latin ad- (toward) and Latin appendo (to hang), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ád (toward) and Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- (to stretch or span).

append (English): To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the...

Definitions

  1. To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the...

Ancestry of “append”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishappendento belong
2Old Frenchapendre—

Words derived from “append”

Every word from Old French apendre →Every word from Middle English appenden →