Where does “expendō” come from?

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

expendō (Latin): to weigh

Definitions

  1. to weigh

Ancestry of “expendō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “expendō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →