Where does “pesant” come from?

pesant (Friulian) comes from Friulian pesâ, 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.

pesant (Friulian): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “pesant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friulianpesâto weigh
2Latinpēnsāre
3Latinpendēre
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)péndetiEvery word from Proto-Italic pendō
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