Where does “pingo” come from?

pingo (Galician) comes from Galician pingar, from Vulgar Latin pendicare, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pingo (Galician): rendered lard, dripping; drop, droplet; small...

Definitions

  1. rendered lard, dripping; drop, droplet; small...

Ancestry of “pingo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpingarto drip; to drop
2Vulgar Latinpendicarepresent active infinitive of *pendicō
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)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →