pentice

The story

1. Latin · derived fromappendo“to hang”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromappendicium
3. Old French · derived fromapentis“appendage, attached building”
4. Anglo-Norman · derived frompentiz
5. Middle English · inherited frompentis
6. English todaypentice

From Middle English pentis, pendize, and other spellings; from Anglo-Norman pentiz, aphetic of Old French apentis (“appendage, attached building”), from Medieval Latin appendicium, from Latin appendo (“to hang”). Doublet of appentice and penthouse.

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