Where does “pesi” come from?
pesi (Esperanto) comes from French peser, from Middle French peser, from Old French peser, from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
pesi (Esperanto): to weigh
Definitions
- to weigh
Ancestry of “pesi”, step by step
pesi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French peser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | peser | to weigh; To weigh |
| 2 | Middle French | peser | to weigh |
| 3 | Old French | peser | to weigh; to be a burden or a worry |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English peas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peas | plural of pea |
| 2 | English | pea | Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others |
| 3 | English | pease | To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile |
| 4 | Middle English | pese | A pea; The leguminous plant Pisum sativum;... |
| 5 | Old English | pise | pea |
| 6 | Late Latin | pisa | nominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of... |
| 7 | Latin | pīsum | pea, pease |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |