Where does “pois” come from?
pois (Italian) comes from French pois, from Old French pois, from Old French peis, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
pois (Italian): polka dot
Ancestry of “pois”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pois | pea; polka dot |
| 2 | Old French | pois | then; since; weight |
| 3 | Old French | peis | Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsum | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |