Where does “undispensable” come from?

undispensable (English) comes from English dispensable, from English dispense, from Old French dispenser, from Latin dispensare, from Latin dispendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.

undispensable (English): Indispensable

Definitions

  1. Indispensable

Ancestry of “undispensable”, step by step

undispensable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dispensable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdispensableAble to be done without; able to be expended;...
2EnglishdispenseTo issue, distribute, or give out; To apply, as...
3Old Frenchdispenser
4Latindispensarepresent active infinitive of dispēnsō;...
5Latindispendereto weight out; weigh out; to weigh out
6Latinpendēre
7Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
8Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
9Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndetiEvery word from Proto-Italic pendō
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