Where does “pestolike” come from?
pestolike (English) comes from English pesto, from Italian pesto, from Latin pistus, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
pestolike (English): Resembling or characteristic of pesto
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of pesto
Ancestry of “pestolike”, step by step
pestolike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pesto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pesto | A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from... |
| 2 | Italian | pesto | crushed, ground, beaten; livid, bluish, black;... |
| 3 | Latin | pistus | pounded, beaten |
| 4 | Latin | pīnsō | to beat, pound |
| 5 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 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 |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |