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Where does “spânzurătoare” come from?

spânzurătoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian spânzura, from Latin expendiolāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

spânzurătoare (Romanian): gallows

Definitions

  1. gallows

Ancestry of “spânzurătoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspânzurato hang; to hang , suspend; to depend
2Latinexpendiolāre—
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendō—
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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