Latin word root · Motion & Action
pend-: hanging, weighing, paying
pend- is a Latin root meaning “hanging, weighing, paying”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: hanging, weighing, paying
Root forms: pend-, pens-
Source word: pendō — to weigh, weigh out
Word family and examples
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