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Where does “pétrir” come from?

pétrir (French) comes from Vulgar Latin pistrire, from Latin pistor, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

pétrir (French): to knead; to mould into shape

Definitions

  1. to knead; to mould into shape

Ancestry of “pétrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpistrire—
2Latinpistorpounder of far/spelt; miller and/or baker
3Latinpīnsō—
4Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
5Latinpēnsum—
6Latinpendō—
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pétrir”

  • petrissage
  • repétrir
  • pétrissage
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