Where does “pendenciero” come from?

pendenciero (Spanish) comes from Spanish pendencia, from Spanish pender, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pendenciero (Spanish): quarrelsome; troublemaker, quarreler, bully

Definitions

  1. quarrelsome; troublemaker, quarreler, bully

Ancestry of “pendenciero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpendenciaquarrel, dispute, feud
2Spanishpenderto hang, dangle
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →