Where does “pesat” come from?
pesat (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.
pesat (Catalan): heavy; slow; boring
Definitions
- heavy; slow; boring
Ancestry of “pesat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |