Where does “pension” come from?

pension (Venetian) comes from Latin pensio, from Latin pensus, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pension (Venetian): pension

Definitions

  1. pension

Ancestry of “pension”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpensiopayment; instalment; pension
2Latinpensuspaid, suspended, weighed; that which is paid,...
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →