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Where does “spencer” come from?

spencer (English) comes from English Spencer, from Middle English Spenser, from Middle English spenser, from Old French espensier, from Latin dispensare, from Latin dispendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō — to stretch.

spencer (English): A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in...

Definitions

  1. A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in...

Ancestry of “spencer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSpencer—
2Middle EnglishSpenser—
3Middle Englishspenserspencer
4Old Frenchespensier—
5Latindispensarepresent active infinitive of dispēnsō;...
6Latindispendereto weight out; weigh out; to weigh out
7Latinpendēre—
8Latinpendō—
9Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
10Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
11Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “spencer”

  • spencer
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