Latin

pendeō

‘to be suspended, hang’

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

6 English words in this record descend from Latin pendeō, most familiar first.

• depend ← dependen ← dependre ← dependeō
• pendulum ← pendulus
• pendulous ← pendulus
• impend ← impendeō
• propend ← propendeō
• propension ← prōpēnsiō ← prōpendeō

Etymograph / Latin pendeō