English
pandiculate
Pandiculate comes from Latin pandiculātus ‘having stretched oneself’, from Proto-Italic *pandō ‘to spread’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ptnéh₂tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pandō‘to spread’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpandō‘stretch, extend’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpandiculor‘stretch oneself’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpandiculātus‘having stretched oneself’perfect active participle of pandiculor
- Englishtodaypandiculate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ptnéh₂tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pandō‘to spread’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpandō‘stretch, extend’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpandiculor‘stretch oneself’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpandiculātus‘having stretched oneself’perfect active participle of pandiculor
- Englishtodaypandiculate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’
mile, pen, repeat, petition, compete, passage, helicopter, competitor, symptom, perpetual, compass, feather, impetus, trespass, perpetuate, perpetuity, pennant, passable, pinion, impetuous, patina, petulant, penna, pata, patella, petulance, 78 more
through Proto-Italic *pandō ‘to spread’
through Latin pandō ‘stretch, extend’
Today it means
verb To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- / pandiculate