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Where does “dispend” come from?

dispend (English) comes from Old French despendre, from Latin dispendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

dispend (English): To spend or expend; To waste or squander; To...

Definitions

  1. To spend or expend; To waste or squander; To...

Ancestry of “dispend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdespendreto spend
2Latindispendereto weight out; weigh out; to weigh out
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendō—
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “dispend”

  • dispender
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