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Where does “pistans” come from?

pistans (Latin) comes from Latin pisto, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Definitions

Ancestry of “pistans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpistoto pound
2Latinpīnsō—
3Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
4Latinpēnsum—
5Latinpendō—
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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