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Where does “pestaggio” come from?

pestaggio (Italian) comes from Italian pestare, from Latin pisto, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

pestaggio (Italian): beating up, beating, thrashing, going over

Definitions

  1. beating up, beating, thrashing, going over

Ancestry of “pestaggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpestareto crush, grind, pound; to trample, step on,...
2Latinpistoto pound
3Latinpīnsō—
4Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
5Latinpēnsum—
6Latinpendō—
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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