Append
/əˈpɛnd/noun
To add something to the end of a text or list.
Did you know?It ultimately comes from Latin *appendere*, literally “to hang to,” from *ad* (“to”) + *pendere* (“to hang”), the same root family behind *pendant* and *pendulum*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pen-
“to hang, to spread out”
Latin
Latin
appendere
“to hang to, attach; later, to add as an attachment”
Late Latin
Latin
appendere
“to add on or attach as an extra piece”
Old French
Old French
appendre
“to hang to; to attach”
Middle English
English
appenden
“to hang to; to add as a supplement”
Modern English
English
append
“to add at the end”