Where does “puîné” come from?
puîné (French) comes from Middle French puisné, from Middle French puis, from Old French pois, from Old French peis, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
puîné (French): cadet
Definitions
- cadet
Ancestry of “puîné”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | puisné | born after; one who is born after |
| 2 | Middle French | puis | since; after; well |
| 3 | Old French | pois | then; since; weight |
| 4 | Old French | peis | Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |