English Explanatory Dictionary

appendage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An external body part that projects from the body.
  2. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
  3. A part that is joined to something larger.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɛndɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-appendage.wav

Word forms

appendage appendages

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin appendō Old French apendrebor. Middle English appenden English append Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English appendage From append + -age.

Synonyms

extremity member outgrowth appendix process annex

Derived words

appendageal appendaged appendageless appendagelike appendagitis hilar appendage unappendaged
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