Where does “contrapès” come from?

contrapès (Catalan) comes from Catalan pes, from Old Catalan pes, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

contrapès (Catalan): counterweight

Definitions

  1. counterweight

Ancestry of “contrapès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpesweight
2Old Catalanpes—
3Latinpēnsumallotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day)
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →