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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

  1. To attach to another, as a prefix; The act of...

Ancestry of “prepend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpendō—
2Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
3Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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