Where does “pesada” come from?
pesada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pesado, from Portuguese pesar, from Old Portuguese pesar, from Vulgar Latin pesare, from Latin pensare, from Latin penso, from Latin pendo, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
pesada (Portuguese): feminine singular of pesado
Definitions
- feminine singular of pesado
Ancestry of “pesada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pesado | Having great weight; heavy; Of great force, power... |
| 2 | Portuguese | pesar | grief; regret; to weigh; to influence |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | pesar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pesare | — |
| 5 | Latin | pensare | present active infinitive of pēnsō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | penso | I ponder, consider; I weigh, counterbalance; I... |
| 7 | Latin | pendo | I suspend, hang; I weigh, weigh out; I pay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |