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Where does “pensativo” come from?

pensativo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Pensar, from Latin pensō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pensativo (Portuguese): pensive

Definitions

  1. pensive

Ancestry of “pensativo”, step by step

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