Where does “postpend” come from?
postpend (English) comes from English prepend, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
postpend (English): To append at the end of a text string
Definitions
- To append at the end of a text string
Ancestry of “postpend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prepend | To attach to another, as a prefix; The act of... |
| 2 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |