Latin

pendō

‘to weigh, weigh out’

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

31 English words in this record descend from Latin pendō, most familiar first.

• spend ← spenden ← spendan ← *spendōn ← expendō
• spending ← spendyng ← spendung ← spendan ← *spendōn
• expensive ← *expēnsīvus ← expendō
• compensation ← compensacioun ← compensacion ← compēnsātiō ← compēnsō
• expense ← expēnsa ← expendō
• pension ← pencioun ← pencione ← pēnsiō
• compensate ← compēnsātus ← compensō ← pēnsō
• expenditure ← expenditus ← expendō
• suspend ← sospendre ← suspendo
• appendix ← appendō
• penthouse ← pentiz ← appendō
• perpendicular ← perpendiculaire ← perpendiculer ← perpendiculum ← perpendō

More words from pendō

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

Etymograph / Latin pendō