Where does “perpend” come from?
perpend (English) comes from Latin perpendere, from Latin pendere, from Latin pendo, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
perpend (English): To ponder, consider; A brick or stone that has...
Definitions
- To ponder, consider; A brick or stone that has...
Ancestry of “perpend”, step by step
perpend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin perpendere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | perpendere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | pendere | present active infinitive of pendō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | pendo | I suspend, hang; I weigh, weigh out; I pay |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Middle French parpain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | parpain | — |