Where does “semipendent” come from?

semipendent (English) comes from English pendent, from Latin pendens, from Latin pendeo, from Proto-Italic pendēō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

semipendent (English): Partially drooping

Definitions

  1. Partially drooping

Ancestry of “semipendent”, step by step

semipendent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pendent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpendentDangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended;...
2Latinpendenspending; depending; hanging down
3Latinpendeoto hang (down), to be suspended; hover, overhang, float
4Proto-Italicpendēōhang, be hanging
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Italic pendēō →Every word from Latin pendeo →