Where does “pendenza” come from?

pendenza (Italian) comes 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.

pendenza (Italian): slope, slant,gradient, tilt; pending suit

Definitions

  1. slope, slant,gradient, tilt; pending suit

Ancestry of “pendenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpendereto droop; to hang over one's head; to lean,...
2Latinpendēre—
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pendenza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →