Where does “pendō” come from?

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

pendō (Latin): to weigh, weigh out

Definitions

  1. to weigh, weigh out

Ancestry of “pendō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pendō”

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