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appendere
Latin · ancient
"to hang upon"
to hang upon, from ad- (to) and pendere (to hang)
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appendix
Latin · ancient
"something attached or hanging on"
formed as a noun for something attached or hanging on
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appendix
English · 1500s
"a small attached pouch, or supplementary material at the end of a book"
settled as the English word for a small pouch attached to the intestine, and later added text
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