Where does “puisné” come from?
puisné (Middle French) comes from Middle French puis, from Old French pois, from Old French peis, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
puisné (Middle French): born after; one who is born after
Definitions
- born after; one who is born after
Ancestry of “puisné”, step by step
puisné traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French puis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | puis | since; after; well |
| 2 | Old French | pois | then; since; weight |
| 3 | Old French | peis | Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Old French puisné
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | puisné | — |