Where does “despender” come from?
despender (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese despender, from Latin dispendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
despender (Portuguese): to spend, to expend; to distribute, to spread, to...
Definitions
- to spend, to expend; to distribute, to spread, to...
Ancestry of “despender”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | despender | — |
| 2 | Latin | dispendere | to weight out; weigh out; to weigh out |
| 3 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |