pend/pens

hang, weigh, pay

Spelled pend, pens · pendēre 'hang'; pendere 'weigh, pay'

Latin connected weighing with paying: a pendant hangs, a pensive person weighs thoughts, and a pension provides payment.

Words built from it

propensity — a natural tendency to behave in a particular way
Latin propendere 'hang forward': pro- 'forward' + pendēre 'hang' → propensus 'inclined' → propensity
pensive — deep in thought, often with some sadness
Latin pendere 'weigh' → pensare 'weigh, consider' → French penser 'think' → pensif → pensive
dispensation — an exemption from a rule, or the act of distributing something
Latin dis- 'apart' + pensare 'weigh' → dispensare 'distribute, manage' → dispensatio → dispensation
pendant — an ornament that hangs from a necklace
Latin pendēre 'hang' → French pendre 'hang' → pendant 'hanging'
append — to attach or add something at the end
Latin ad- 'to' + pendere 'weigh, hang' → appendere 'hang onto' → append
suspend — to hang something from above, or stop something temporarily
Latin sub- 'from below' + pendere 'hang, weigh' → suspendere 'hang up' → suspend
expenditure — the act of spending, or an amount spent
Latin expendere: ex- 'out' + pendere 'weigh, pay' → expend + -iture 'action or result'
pension — a regular payment received after retirement
Latin pendere 'weigh, pay' → pensio 'payment' → French pension → English pension

-ive — turns a verb or root into an adjective meaning tending to, able to, or serving to do it