Where does “pesant” come from?
pesant (Catalan) comes from Catalan pesar, from Old Occitan pesar, 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.
pesant (Catalan): heavy
Ancestry of “pesant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | pesar | to weigh, to have a certain weight; to weigh, to... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | pesar | to weigh; to bother; to worry |
| 3 | Latin | pēnsāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |