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Where does “poiser” come from?

poiser (Middle French) comes 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.

poiser (Middle French): to weigh; to weigh on; to be a burden or a...

Definitions

  1. to weigh; to weigh on; to be a burden or a...

Ancestry of “poiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpoiser—
2Latinpēnsāre—
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendō—
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “poiser”

  • contrepoiser
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