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Where does “indispensável” come from?

indispensável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dispensável, from Portuguese dispensar, from Latin dispensare, from Latin dispendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

indispensável (Portuguese): indispensable, necessary

Definitions

  1. indispensable, necessary

Ancestry of “indispensável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedispensáveldispensable, unnecessary
2Portuguesedispensarto dispense; to dismiss
3Latindispensarepresent active infinitive of dispēnsō;...
4Latindispendereto weight out; weigh out; to weigh out
5Latinpendēre—
6Latinpendō—
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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