Where does “pensatoio” come from?

pensatoio (Italian) comes from Italian pensare, 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.

pensatoio (Italian): somewhere to think; thinking cap

Definitions

  1. somewhere to think; thinking cap

Ancestry of “pensatoio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpensareto think; to think about someone; to realize
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)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →