Where does “contrapeso” come from?
contrapeso (Spanish) comes from Spanish peso, from Old Spanish peso, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
contrapeso (Spanish): counterweight
Definitions
- counterweight
Ancestry of “contrapeso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | peso | weight; weight class; peso |
| 2 | Old Spanish | peso | weight |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |