Etymology

perpendicle

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Today it means: Something that hangs down, especially straight down, such as a plumb line. Full definition →

Middle English perpendicle ← Latin perpendiculum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromperpendiculum
  2. Middle English · inherited fromperpendicle
  3. English todayperpendicle

From Middle English perpendicle, from Latin perpendiculum, from per + pendere (“to hang”). Compare French perpendicule.

Words from the same roots

Latinperpendiculum all →

perpendicular

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