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Where does “pendeloche” come from?

pendeloche (French) comes from Old French pendeler, from Old French pendre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Ancestry of “pendeloche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpendelerto dangle
2Old Frenchpendreto hang
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendō—
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pendeloche”

  • pendeloque
  • pendeloque
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