Where does “contropendenza” come from?
contropendenza (Italian) comes from Italian pendenza, 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.
contropendenza (Italian): counterslope
Definitions
- counterslope
Ancestry of “contropendenza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pendenza | slope, slant,gradient, tilt; pending suit |
| 2 | Italian | pendere | to droop; to hang over one's head; to lean,... |
| 3 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 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 |