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
Ancestry of “pendular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | péndulo | hanging; dangling; pendulum |
| 2 | Latin | pendulum | nominative neuter singular of pendulus;... |
| 3 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |