Etymology of the Latin word antependium
the Latin word
antependium (frontal, a hanging in front of the altar)
using the Latin prefix
ante-derived from the Latin word
ante (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ant-derived from the Latin word
ante (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ant-derived from the Latin word
pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
Derivations in other languages
English
antependium, Spanish
antipendioUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin
