vendo

Vendo is a term with multiple, unrelated uses in language and branding. In Latin, vendo is the first-person singular present active indicative of vendere, meaning I sell. This root vend- is the source of several English derivatives such as vendor and vending, and it informs related vocabulary that concerns sale or稱the act of selling.

In modern Romance languages, vendo appears as a present-tense form meaning “I sell.” In Spanish, vendo is the first-person present of vender (I sell). In Italian, io vendo likewise means I sell. In Portuguese, however, vendo is not used to mean “I sell”; it is the gerund of ver (seeing) and typically appears in phrases like estou vendo (I am seeing).

Beyond language, Vendo is also used as a brand name. The Vendo Company was an American manufacturer known for producing vending machines and related equipment in the mid-20th century. Its machines were widely used in public and commercial settings, and the brand remains a point of reference for vintage vending equipment collectors. The term has thus entered both linguistic and commercial contexts as a label associated with selling, and as a historical marker in vending technology.

In summary, vendo can denote a verb form in several Romance languages, indicating the act of selling, while also serving as a proper noun in the branding of vending-machine history.