Where does “penser” come from?
penser (Old French) comes 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.
penser (Old French): to think; thought
Definitions
- to think; thought
Ancestry of “penser”, step by step
penser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pēnsāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pēnsāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Latin pensō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pensō | to ponder, consider |