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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

  1. heavy; slow; boring

Ancestry of “pesat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpesarto weigh, to have a certain weight; to weigh, to...
2Old Occitanpesarto weigh; to bother; to worry
3Latinpēnsāre—
4Latinpendēre—
5Latinpendō—
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pesat”

  • pesada
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