pandō

pand + -ō "weiten, schreiten", eher pan + dō "Weite geben"

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *patnō, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”). Cognate with pateō, Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpan.doː/, [ˈpän̪d̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpan.do/, [ˈpän̪d̪o]

Verb

pandō (present infinitive pandere, perfect active pandī, supine passum); third conjugation

1. (transitive) to spread or open (out), extend [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: extendō, distendō, porrigō, prōlongō, prōtrahō, trahō, prōferō, explicō

2. (transitive) to unfold or expand
3. (transitive) to spread out to dry
4. (transitive) to expose, narrate