Where does “pendently” come from?

pendently (English) comes from English pendent, from Latin pendens, from Latin pendeo, from Proto-Italic pendēō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pendently (English): In a pendent manner

Definitions

  1. In a pendent manner

Ancestry of “pendently”, step by step

pendently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pendent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpendentDangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended;...
2Latinpendenspending; depending; hanging down
3Latinpendeoto hang (down), to be suspended; hover, overhang, float
4Proto-Italicpendēōhang, be hanging
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →