Where does “pendeloque” come from?
pendeloque (English) comes from French pendeloque, from French pendeloche, from Old French pendeler, from Old French pendre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
pendeloque (English): A drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a...
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Ancestry of “pendeloque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pendeloque | pendant |
| 2 | French | pendeloche | — |
| 3 | Old French | pendeler | to dangle |
| 4 | Old French | pendre | to hang |
| 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 |