Where does “pisotriquetral” come from?
pisotriquetral (English) comes from English piso, from Tagalog piso, from Spanish peso, from Old Spanish peso, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
pisotriquetral (English): Relating to the pisiform and triquetrum
Definitions
- Relating to the pisiform and triquetrum
Ancestry of “pisotriquetral”, step by step
pisotriquetral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English piso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | piso | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | piso | peso; a one peso coin |
| 3 | Spanish | peso | weight; weight class; peso |
| 4 | Old Spanish | peso | weight |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 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 triquetral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triquetral | Three-cornered; The triquetral bone |