Where does “pisolino” come from?
pisolino (Italian) comes from Italian pisolo, from Italian pisolare, from Italian pesolo, from Latin pēnsilis, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
pisolino (Italian): snooze, nap, forty winks
Definitions
- snooze, nap, forty winks
Ancestry of “pisolino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pisolo | nap short period of sleep |
| 2 | Italian | pisolare | to nap or doze |
| 3 | Italian | pesolo | hanging |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsilis | hanging (down), pendant, pensile |
| 5 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |