Where does “pesto” come from?
pesto (Italian) comes from Latin pistus, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pesto (Italian): crushed, ground, beaten; livid, bluish, black;...
Definitions
- crushed, ground, beaten; livid, bluish, black;...
Ancestry of “pesto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pistus | pounded, beaten |
| 2 | Latin | pīnsō | to beat, pound |
| 3 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |