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Where does “pent” come from?

pent (Old French) comes 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.

pent (Old French): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “pent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpendreto hang
2Latinpendēre—
3Latinpendō—
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pent”

  • pentacle
  • pentaculum
  • pentáculo
  • pentacolo
  • pentacol
  • pentacle
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