Where does “pentacle” come from?

pentacle (Middle French) comes from Old French pentacol, from Old French pent, from Old French pendre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pentacle (Middle French): pentacle a talisman of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation

Definitions

pentacle a talisman of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation

Ancestry of “pentacle”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	pentacol	pendant
2	Old French	pent	third-person singular present indicative of...
3	Old French	pendre	to hang
4	Latin	pendēre	—
5	Latin	pendō	to weigh, weigh out
6	Proto-Italic	pendō	hang, put in a hanging position
7	Proto-Indo-European	(s)péndeti	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	(s)pend-	to stretch

Words derived from “pentacle”

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