Where does “contrepoiser” come from?
contrepoiser (Middle French) comes from Middle French poiser, from Old French poiser, from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
contrepoiser (Middle French): to weigh something against something else
Definitions
- to weigh something against something else
Ancestry of “contrepoiser”, step by step
contrepoiser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French poiser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | poiser | to weigh; to weigh on; to be a burden or a... |
| 2 | Old French | poiser | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēnsāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |