Where does “pendeo” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “pendeo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pendeo

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