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Where does “pesa” come from?

pesa (Italian) comes from Italian pesare, from Latin pensō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pesa (Italian): weighing; weighbridge; weighing machine

Definitions

  1. weighing; weighbridge; weighing machine

Ancestry of “pesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpesareto weigh
2Latinpensō—
3Latinpendō—
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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