Where does “pistareen” come from?
pistareen (English) comes from Spanish peseta, from Spanish peso, from Old Spanish peso, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
pistareen (English): A Spanish silver coin worth two reales, used as...
Definitions
- A Spanish silver coin worth two reales, used as...
Ancestry of “pistareen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | peseta | peseta |
| 2 | Spanish | peso | weight; weight class; peso |
| 3 | Old Spanish | peso | weight |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsum | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |