Where does “appendage” come from?
Appendage comes from English append, from Latin appendere meaning to hang toward, composed of Latin ad- toward and pendere to hang, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to stretch or extend.
appendage (English): An external body part that projects from the...
Definitions
- An external body part that projects from the...
Ancestry of “appendage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -age | forming nouns with the sense of collection or... |
| 2 | Middle English | -age | Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;... |
| 3 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 4 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -āticum | — |
Words derived from “appendage”