Proto-Italic

*pendō

‘to hang, put in a hanging position’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *pendō.

33 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *pendō, most familiar first.

• spend ← spenden ← spendan ← *spendōn ← expendō
• spending ← spendyng ← spendung ← spendan ← *spendōn
• expensive ← *expēnsīvus ← expendō ← pendō
• compensation ← compensacioun ← compensacion ← compēnsātiō ← compēnsō
• suspension ← suspensiōnem ← suspendēre ← pendere
• expense ← expēnsa ← expendō ← pendō
• pension ← pencioun ← pencione ← pēnsiō ← pendō
• compensate ← compēnsātus ← compensō ← pēnsō ← pendō
• expenditure ← expenditus ← expendō ← pendō
• suspend ← sospendre ← suspendo ← pendo
• appendix ← appendō ← pendō
• penthouse ← pentiz ← appendō ← pendō

More words from *pendō

• perpendicular
• compendium
• peso
• expend
• dispensation
• spender
• append
• recompense
• piso
• peseta
• pensione
• appendicular
• prepend
• appendiculate
• appendicle
• dispensatrix
• forspend
• pentice
• pringá
• speso
• spesoj

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *pendō