Where does “cependant” come from?
cependant (French) comes from French pendant, from French pendre, from Italian pendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
cependant (French): meanwhile; however, nevertheless, yet,...
Definitions
- meanwhile; however, nevertheless, yet,...
Ancestry of “cependant”, step by step
cependant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French pendant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pendant | hanging; stone that dangles on earrings; match,... |
| 2 | French | pendre | to hang; to sag, droop |
| 3 | Italian | pendere | to droop; to hang over one's head; to lean,... |
| 4 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |