Where does “pensa” come from?

pensa (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese Pensar, from Latin pensō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pensa (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “pensa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePensarto think (communicate to oneself in one’s mind)
2Latinpensōto ponder, consider
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-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 →