Where does “pensivement” come from?

pensivement (French) comes from French pensif, 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.

pensivement (French): pensively, thoughtfully

Definitions

  1. pensively, thoughtfully

Ancestry of “pensivement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpensifpensive, thoughtful
2Old Frenchpensifpensive, thoughtful
3Latinpensōto ponder, consider
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →
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