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Where does “pesado” come from?

pesado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pesar, from Old Portuguese pesar, from Vulgar Latin pesare, from Latin pensare, from Latin penso, from Latin pendo, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

pesado (Portuguese): Having great weight; heavy; Of great force, power...

Definitions

  1. Having great weight; heavy; Of great force, power...

Ancestry of “pesado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepesargrief; regret; to weigh; to influence
2Old Portuguesepesar—
3Vulgar Latinpesare—
4Latinpensarepresent active infinitive of pēnsō; second-person...
5LatinpensoI ponder, consider; I weigh, counterbalance; I...
6LatinpendoI suspend, hang; I weigh, weigh out; I pay
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pesado”

  • pesadão
  • pesada
  • pesadelo
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