Where does “prepensely” come from?
prepensely (English) comes from English prepense, from English prepensed, from Anglo-Norman prepenser, from Old French penser, from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
prepensely (English): In a premeditated manner
Definitions
- In a premeditated manner
Ancestry of “prepensely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prepense | Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand;... |
| 2 | English | prepensed | simple past tense and past participle of prepense |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | prepenser | to premeditate; to think of in advance |
| 4 | Old French | penser | to think; thought |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |