# appendage

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈpɛndɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #38,730

## Definitions
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.

## 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 *-kos
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -agebor.
Middle English -age
English -age
English appendage
From append + -age.

## Common misspellings (11)
`apendage`, `apepndage`, `appednage`, `appenadge`, `appendaeg`, `appendagge`, `appenddage`, `appendgae`, `appenndage`, `appnedage`, `papendage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/appendage