Where does “pesâ” come from?

pesâ (Friulian) comes from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pesâ (Friulian): to weigh

Definitions

  1. to weigh

Ancestry of “pesâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēnsāre—
2Latinpendēre—
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 “pesâ”

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