Where does “sobrepès” come from?
sobrepès (Catalan) comes from Catalan pes, from Old Catalan pes, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
sobrepès (Catalan): excess body weight
Definitions
- excess body weight
Ancestry of “sobrepès”, step by step
sobrepès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan pes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | pes | weight |
| 2 | Old Catalan | pes | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Catalan sobre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | sobre | on, on top of; over, above; about |
| 2 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 3 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |