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Where does “stipende” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stipende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstipendiumtax, impost, tribute, contribution; dues; pay,...
2Latinpendō—
3Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
4Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “stipende”

  • stipend
  • stipendary
  • stipendless
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