Where does “pesar” come from?

pesar (Spanish) comes 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.

pesar (Spanish): to weigh; to ponder; to have weight

Definitions

  1. to weigh; to ponder; to have weight

Ancestry of “pesar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpesarto weigh; to burden
2Latinpensōto ponder, consider
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pesar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →