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Where does “dispensandus” come from?

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

dispensandus (Latin): which is to be dispensed; managed

Definitions

  1. which is to be dispensed; managed

Ancestry of “dispensandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindispensoI dispense, distribute; I manage
2Latinpensō—
3Latinpendō—
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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