Where does “pesadumbre” come from?
pesadumbre (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.
pesadumbre (Spanish): sorrow; trouble; heaviness
Definitions
- sorrow; trouble; heaviness
Ancestry of “pesadumbre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pesar | to weigh; to ponder; to have weight |
| 2 | Old Spanish | pesar | to weigh; to burden |
| 3 | Latin | pensō | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |