Where does “pendulum” come from?
pendulum (Latin) comes from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pendulum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of pendulus;...
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- nominative neuter singular of pendulus;...
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