Where does “prepend” come from?
prepend (English) comes from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
prepend (English): To attach to another, as a prefix; The act of...
Definitions
- To attach to another, as a prefix; The act of...
Ancestry of “prepend”, step by step
prepend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pendō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |