Where does “pesante” come from?

pesante (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.

pesante (Italian): present participle of pesare; heavy; oppressive,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of pesare; heavy; oppressive,...

Ancestry of “pesante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpesareto weigh
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

Words derived from “pesante”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →