Etymology of the English word expend
the English word
expendderived from the Medieval Latin word
expendere (pay; pay out; weigh)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
Date
The earliest known usage of expend in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
expendable,
expended,
expendingUsage
Word found in Modern English
