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Where does “peser” come from?

peser (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.

peser (Old French): to weigh; to be a burden or a worry

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “peser”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peser”

  • peise
  • pesage
  • pesa
  • peser
  • pesage
  • poiser
  • pesance
  • b'sant
  • p'ser
  • contrepoiser
  • poiser
  • peser
  • pezieëre
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