Where does “pês” come from?

pês (Friulian) comes from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pês (Friulian): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “pês”, step by step

pês traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin pesum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpesum—
2Latinpēnsumallotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day)
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Latin pīsum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīsumpea, pease
2Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
3Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"

via Latin Piscis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
2Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →