Where does “Aquipendium” come from?

Aquipendium (Latin) comes from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Aquipendium (Latin): Acquapendente, city in the province of Viterbo

Definitions

  1. Acquapendente, city in the province of Viterbo

Ancestry of “Aquipendium”, step by step

Aquipendium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pendō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
2Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
3Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Latin aqua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquawater
2Proto-Italicakʷāwater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →