Where does “pesantezza” come from?
pesantezza (Italian) comes from Italian pesante, 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.
pesantezza (Italian): heaviness, weight, weightiness
Definitions
- heaviness, weight, weightiness
Ancestry of “pesantezza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pesante | present participle of pesare; heavy; oppressive,... |
| 2 | Italian | pesare | to weigh |
| 3 | Latin | pensō | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |