Where does “pensione” come from?

pensione (Latin) comes from Latin pensio, from Latin pensus, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pensione (Latin): ablative singular of pēnsiō

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of pēnsiō

Ancestry of “pensione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpensiopayment; instalment; pension
2Latinpensuspaid, suspended, weighed; that which is paid,...
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →