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Where does “pensado” come from?

pensado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pensi, from Latin pensō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pensado (Esperanto): thought

Definitions

  1. thought

Ancestry of “pensado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopensito think
2Latinpensō—
3Latinpendō—
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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