Where does “paisiblement” come from?
paisiblement (French) comes from French paisible, from Old French peisible, from Old French peis, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
paisiblement (French): peacefully
Definitions
- peacefully
Ancestry of “paisiblement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paisible | peaceful |
| 2 | Old French | peisible | peaceful |
| 3 | Old French | peis | Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 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 |