Where does “peso” come from?

peso (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English peso, from Spanish peso, from Old Spanish peso, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

peso (Norwegian Nynorsk): a peso

Definitions

  1. a peso

Ancestry of “peso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpesoA former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's...
2Spanishpesoweight; weight class; peso
3Old Spanishpesoweight
4Vulgar Latinpesum
5Latinpēnsumallotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day)
6Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndetiEvery word from Proto-Italic pendō