Where does “pendular” come from?

pendular (Spanish) comes from Spanish péndulo, from Latin pendulum, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pendular (Spanish): fickle; commuter

Definitions

  1. fickle; commuter

Ancestry of “pendular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpéndulohanging; dangling; pendulum
2Latinpendulumnominative neuter singular of pendulus;...
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-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 →