Where does “pentacolo” come from?

pentacolo (Italian) comes from Old French pentacol, from Old French pent, 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.

pentacolo (Italian): amulet of metal or stone, hung around the neck;...

Definitions

  1. amulet of metal or stone, hung around the neck;...

Ancestry of “pentacolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpentacolpendant
2Old Frenchpentthird-person singular present indicative of...
3Old Frenchpendreto hang
4Latinpendēre—
5Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →