Synonyms & related words for pendentive

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Words related to pendentive

Explore words related to pendentive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include semidome, archivolt, acroterium, pendant, voussoir, modillion, pendent, trabeation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does pendentive come from?

The word pendentive breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: pend, from Latin pendere (“to hang”); -ent, from Latin ens (“hanging”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.