Uncertain. De Vaan says it is a "novel creation" from pandō, pandere (“to spread out”) + -us (forming adjectives).[1] The verb pandō, pandāre (“to bend”) arose from pandus.
pandus (feminine panda, neuter pandum); first/second-declension adjective
First/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | pandus | panda | pandum | pandī | pandae | panda | |
genitive | pandī | pandae | pandī | pandōrum | pandārum | pandōrum | |
dative | pandō | pandae | pandō | pandīs | |||
accusative | pandum | pandam | pandum | pandōs | pandās | panda | |
ablative | pandō | pandā | pandō | pandīs | |||
vocative | pande | panda | pandum | pandī | pandae | panda |
pandus