Where does “empenser” come from?

empenser (Middle French) comes from Old French empenser, from Old French penser, 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.

empenser (Middle French): to think of; to think about

Definitions

  1. to think of; to think about

Ancestry of “empenser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchempenserto think of; to think about
2Old Frenchpenserto think; thought
3Latinpēnsāre—
4Latinpendēre—
5Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-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 →