English
appendiculate
Appendiculate comes from Latin appendix ‘appendage’, from appendō ‘hang upon’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)pend-‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)péndetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pendō‘to hang, put in a hanging position’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpendō‘to weigh, weigh out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappendō‘hang upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappendixas appendicis‘appendage’
- Englishtodayappendiculate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)pend-‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)péndetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pendō‘to hang, put in a hanging position’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpendō‘to weigh, weigh out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappendō‘hang upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappendixas appendicis‘appendage’
- Englishtodayappendiculate
Formed from appendix + -ule + -ate
Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’
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Proto-Italic *pendō ‘to hang, put in a hanging position’
Latin pendō ‘to weigh, weigh out’
Latin appendō ‘hang upon’
Latin appendix ‘appendage’
English appendix
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’
pound, span, depend, poise, pendant, pansy, pensive, 16 more
through Proto-Italic *pendō ‘to hang, put in a hanging position’
spending, suspension, suspend, spender, 13 more
through Latin pendō ‘to weigh, weigh out’
spend, expensive, compensation, expense, pension, compensate, expenditure, peso, compendium, expend, perpendicular, dispensation, recompense, piso, 16 more
through Latin appendō ‘hang upon’
Today it means
adj Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- / appendiculate