Where does “pandiculation” come from?
pandiculation (English) comes from English pandiculate, from Latin pandiculātus, from Latin pandiculor, from Latin pandō, from Latin pandus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
pandiculation (English): A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and...
Definitions
- A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and...
Ancestry of “pandiculation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pandiculate | To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs,... |
| 2 | Latin | pandiculātus | having stretched oneself |
| 3 | Latin | pandiculor | I stretch myself |
| 4 | Latin | pandō | to spread or open (out), extend |
| 5 | Latin | pandus | bend, crooked, curved; bent, crooked |
| 6 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |