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Where does “pendón” come from?

pendón (Spanish) comes from Old Portuguese pendon, from Old French pennon, from Old French penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pendón (Spanish): pennant, pennon; slob; slut

Definitions

  1. pennant, pennon; slob; slut

Ancestry of “pendón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesependon—
2Old Frenchpennon—
3Old Frenchpennefeather
4Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
5Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
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