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
- to weigh; to ponder; to have weight
Ancestry of “pesar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | pesar | to weigh; to burden |
| 2 | Latin | pensō | — |
| 3 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “pesar”