Where does “pendeō” come from?
pendeō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pendēō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
Ancestry of “pendeō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | pendēō | hang, be hanging |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |