Where does “pisolo” come from?

pisolo (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pisolo (Italian): nap short period of sleep

Definitions

  1. nap short period of sleep

Ancestry of “pisolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpisolareto nap or doze
2Italianpesolohanging
3Latinpēnsilishanging (down), pendant, pensile
4Latinpendēre—
5Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pisolo”

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