Where does “dīspendō” come from?
dīspendō (Latin) comes from Latin pandō, from Latin pandus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
dīspendō (Latin): to dispense, distribute
Definitions
- to dispense, distribute
Ancestry of “dīspendō”, step by step
dīspendō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pandō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pandō | to spread or open (out), extend |
| 2 | Latin | pandus | bend, crooked, curved; bent, crooked |
| 3 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Latin pendō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |