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The 'pend' part of per-pend-icular is derived from the latin 'pendere' which means 'to hang'. Much the same as in words like pendulum, pendant, impending, suspended, all meaning in some form of 'hanging' state. In other words, perpendicular means hanging (straight down at right angles).

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