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Where does “dīspēnsa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dīspēnsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindispendereto weight out; weigh out; to weigh out
2Latinpendēre—
3Latinpendō—
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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