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Where does “paisibliément” come from?

paisibliément (Norman) comes from Norman paisibl'ye, from Old French peisible, 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.

paisibliément (Norman): peacefully

Definitions

  1. peacefully

Ancestry of “paisibliément”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanpaisibl'yepeaceful
2Old Frenchpeisiblepeaceful
3Old FrenchpeisAlternative form of pais; Alternative form of...
4Vulgar Latinpesum—
5Latinpēnsum—
6Latinpendō—
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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