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Where does “pesa” come from?

pesa (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.

pesa (Spanish): weight; dumbbell; balance, scales

Definitions

  1. weight; dumbbell; balance, scales

Ancestry of “pesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpesoweight; weight class; peso
2Old Spanishpesoweight
3Vulgar Latinpesum—
4Latinpēnsum—
5Latinpendō—
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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