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pando.

to spread or open (out), extend

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpan.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈpan.do]
  1. to spread or open (out), extend

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  2. to unfold or expand

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  3. to spread out to dry

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  4. to expose, narrate

    conjugation-3 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ptnéh₂ti Proto-Italic *pandō Latin pandō From Proto-Italic *pandō, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”). Cognate with pateō, Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon, “leaf”).

verb
  1. to bend, curve anything

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  2. to bend (oneself)

    conjugation-1 · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin pandus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pandō From pandus (“turned”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

adj
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pandus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
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