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Where does “pendō” come from?

pendō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pendō (Proto-Italic): hang, put in a hanging position

Definitions

  1. hang, put in a hanging position

Ancestry of “pendō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pendō”

  • peace
  • dependent
  • spend
  • expensive
  • spending
  • compensation
  • pound
  • perpendicular
  • pond
  • dependency
  • compensate
  • appendix
  • impending
  • inexpensive
  • suspend
  • dispense
  • pendulum
  • ponder
  • compensatory
  • interdependent
  • recompense
  • peaceable
  • pensive
  • compensating
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