Where does “pesadamente” come from?
pesadamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish pesado, from Spanish pesar, from Old Spanish pesar, from Latin pensō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pesadamente (Spanish): heavily
Definitions
- heavily
Ancestry of “pesadamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pesado | heavy in weight, weighty; annoying; boring |
| 2 | Spanish | pesar | to weigh; to ponder; to have weight |
| 3 | Old Spanish | pesar | to weigh; to burden |
| 4 | Latin | pensō | to ponder, consider |
| 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 |