Where does “pensif” come from?

pensif (French) comes from Old French pensif, from Latin pensō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pensif (French): pensive, thoughtful

Definitions

  1. pensive, thoughtful

Ancestry of “pensif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpensifpensive, thoughtful
2Latinpensōto ponder, consider
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pensif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →