Where does “pensă” come from?

pensă (Romanian) comes from French pince, from French pincer, from Old French pincier.

pensă (Romanian): clip; tongs; forceps

Definitions

  1. clip; tongs; forceps

Ancestry of “pensă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpincepincer, claw; pliers; tongs
2Frenchpincerto pinch; To pluck
3Old Frenchpincier—
Every word from Old French pincier →Every word from French pincer →Every word from French pince →