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appendix
Appendix 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 CEappendix‘appendage’
- Englishtodaysame form
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 CEappendix‘appendage’
- Englishtodaysame form
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’
expensive, spend, compensation, expense, pension, compensate, expenditure, peso, perpendicular, dispensation, compendium, recompense, expend, piso, 16 more
through Latin appendō ‘hang upon’
Today it means
noun Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- / appendix