Where does “dispender” come from?
dispender (English) comes from Middle English dispendour, from Old French despendour, from Old French despendre, from Latin dispendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
dispender (English): One who dispends or expends; a steward
Definitions
- One who dispends or expends; a steward
Ancestry of “dispender”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dispendour | steward, treasurer; administrator |
| 2 | Old French | despendour | — |
| 3 | Old French | despendre | to spend |
| 4 | Latin | dispendere | to weight out; weigh out; to weigh out |
| 5 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |