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
- A fee or toll paid for the weighing of...
Ancestry of “pesage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pesage | weighing; weighing in |
| 2 | French | peser | to weigh; To weigh |
| 3 | Middle French | peser | to weigh |
| 4 | Old French | peser | to weigh; to be a burden or a worry |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |