Latin

expendō

‘to weigh out (money), to pay out’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin expendō.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin expendō, most familiar first.

• spend ← spenden ← spendan ← *spendōn
• spending ← spendyng ← spendung ← spendan ← *spendōn
• expensive ← *expēnsīvus
• expense ← expēnsa
• expenditure ← expenditus
• expend
• spender ← spendere ← spenden ← spendan ← *spendōn
• forspend ← forspenden ← forspendan ← spendan ← *spendōn
• speso ← spesa ← expēnsa ← expēnsus
• spesoj ← speso ← spesa ← expēnsa ← expēnsus

Etymograph / Latin expendō