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Where does “pesado” come from?

pesado (Spanish) comes 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.

pesado (Spanish): heavy in weight, weighty; annoying; boring

Definitions

  1. heavy in weight, weighty; annoying; boring

Ancestry of “pesado”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pesado”

  • pesadez
  • pesadilla
  • pesada
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