Where does “stipendless” come from?
stipendless (English) comes from English stipend, from Middle French stipende, from Latin stipendium, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
stipendless (English): Having no stipend
Definitions
- Having no stipend
Ancestry of “stipendless”, step by step
stipendless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stipend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stipend | A scholarship granted to a student; A fixed... |
| 2 | Middle French | stipende | — |
| 3 | Latin | stipendium | tax, impost, tribute, contribution; dues; pay,... |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |