Etymology of the Latin word perpendere
the Latin word
perpendere (weigh carefully; assess carefully)
derived from the Latin word
pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
using the Late Latin prefix
per-derived from the Latin word
per (through)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perDerivations in Latin
perpendiculumDerivations in other languages
English
perpend
