Where does “narcopís” come from?

narcopís (Catalan) comes from Catalan pis, from Catalan pisar, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

narcopís (Catalan): an apartment/flat where drugs are sold illegally; normally, one which has been squatted

Definitions

  1. an apartment/flat where drugs are sold illegally; normally, one which has been squatted

Ancestry of “narcopís”, step by step

narcopís traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan pis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpisfloor; flat; each of the levels of a castell
2Catalanpisarto tread upon, to crush with the feet
3Latinpīnsōto beat, pound
4Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
5Latinpēnsumallotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day)
6Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Catalan narco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannarco
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndetiEvery word from Proto-Italic pendō