Where does “pensa” come from?

pensa (Catalan) comes from Catalan pensar, from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pensa (Catalan): thought the facility to think

Definitions

  1. thought the facility to think

Ancestry of “pensa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpensarto think; to think about, to think of, to have in...
2Latinpēnsāre—
3Latinpendēre—
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 →