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Where does “pendio” come from?

pendio (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.

pendio (Italian): slope, slant; pitched roof

Definitions

  1. slope, slant; pitched roof

Ancestry of “pendio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pendio”

  • parapendio
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