Where does “pensil” come from?

pensil (Spanish) comes from Latin pēnsilis, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pensil (Spanish): hanging

Definitions

  1. hanging

Ancestry of “pensil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēnsilishanging (down), pendant, pensile
2Latinpendēre—
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →