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Where does “indispensabile” come from?

indispensabile (Italian) comes from Italian dispensabile, from Italian dispensare, from Latin dispenso, from Latin pensō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

indispensabile (Italian): essential, necessary, indispensable, crucial,...

Definitions

  1. essential, necessary, indispensable, crucial,...

Ancestry of “indispensabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandispensabiledispensable
2Italiandispensareto dispense, to let off, to exempt; to dispense,...
3LatindispensoI dispense, distribute; I manage
4Latinpensō—
5Latinpendō—
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “indispensabile”

  • indispensabilità
  • indispensabilmente
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