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Where does “pendre” come from?

pendre (Middle French) 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.

pendre (Middle French): to hang

Definitions

  1. to hang

Ancestry of “pendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpendēre—
2Latinpendō—
3Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
4Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pendre”

  • pend
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