Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*(s)pend-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-, most common first.
- spanThe full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
- stipendA regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary.
- pendeloqueA drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a pendant; also, a piece of jewellery in pendant form.
- vilipendTo treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.