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Where does “pesadez” come from?

pesadez (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.

pesadez (Spanish): heaviness, heft; tediousness, boringness;...

Definitions

  1. heaviness, heft; tediousness, boringness;...

Ancestry of “pesadez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpesadoheavy in weight, weighty; annoying; boring
2Spanishpesarto weigh; to ponder; to have weight
3Old Spanishpesarto weigh; to burden
4Latinpensō—
5Latinpendō—
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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