Where does “pendeō” come from?

pendeō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pendēō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pendeō (Latin): to hang (down), to be suspended; hover, overhang, float

Definitions

  1. to hang (down), to be suspended; hover, overhang, float

Ancestry of “pendeō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpendēōhang, be hanging
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pendeō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-