Etymology of the Latin word impendere
the Latin word
impendere (expend, spend; devote; overhang, hang over; threaten)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
Derivations in Latin
superimpendereDerivations in other languages
English
impend, Portuguese
impender, Spanish
impender
