Where does “repétrir” come from?
repétrir (French) comes from French pétrir, from Vulgar Latin pistrire, from Latin pistor, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
repétrir (French): to remould; to knead again
Definitions
- to remould; to knead again
Ancestry of “repétrir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pétrir | to knead; to mould into shape |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pistrire | — |
| 3 | Latin | pistor | pounder of far/spelt; miller and/or baker |
| 4 | Latin | pīnsō | — |
| 5 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | — |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |