Where does “pisolare” come from?

pisolare (Italian) comes from Italian pesolo, from Latin pēnsilis, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pisolare (Italian): to nap or doze

Definitions

  1. to nap or doze

Ancestry of “pisolare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpesolohanging
2Latinpēnsilishanging (down), pendant, pensile
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pisolare”

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