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Where does “pesage” come from?

pesage (English) comes from French pesage, from French peser, from Middle French peser, from Old French peser, from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.

pesage (English): A fee or toll paid for the weighing of...

Definitions

  1. A fee or toll paid for the weighing of...

Ancestry of “pesage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpesageweighing; weighing in
2Frenchpeserto weigh; To weigh
3Middle Frenchpeserto weigh
4Old Frenchpeserto weigh; to be a burden or a worry
5Latinpēnsāre—
6Latinpendēre—
7Latinpendō—
8Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
9Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →