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Where does “pisto” come from?

pisto (Spanish) comes from Late Latin pistus, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pisto (Spanish): money; hard liquor; ratatouille

Definitions

  1. money; hard liquor; ratatouille

Ancestry of “pisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpistuscrushed; pounded, beaten
2Latinpīnsō—
3Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
4Latinpēnsum—
5Latinpendō—
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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