compendious
English
adj
Definitions
- containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
- briefly describing a body of knowledge
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (pull, spin, stretch).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)pend-
Gloss
pull, spin, stretch
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- appendage English
- compendiously English
- compendiousness English
- expenditure English
- impending English
- pendant English
- pendent English
- postpend English
- prepend English
- propend English
- suspend English
- uncompendious English
- circumpendeo Latin
- compendium Latin
- dependeo Latin
- dē- Latin
- expendere Latin
- expendo Latin
- expendō Latin
- impendeo Latin
- impendere Latin
- pendēre Latin
- ponderare Latin
- praependeo Latin
- propendeo Latin
- pēnsiōnem Latin
- stipendium Latin
- suspendo Latin
- spendieren German
- pensionare Italian
- penchant French
- *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)pénd-e-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)pénd-os Proto-Indo-European
- *pend- Proto-Indo-European
- *wes- Proto-Indo-European
- *fintô Proto-Germanic
- *spannō Proto-Germanic
- appenden Middle English
- *pędь Proto-Slavic
- *pendēō Proto-Italic