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Where does “pesum” come from?

pesum (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Ancestry of “pesum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēnsum—
2Latinpendō—
3Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
4Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pesum”

  • peaceable
  • peaceably
  • peso
  • chickpea
  • peseta
  • peaceableness
  • pistareen
  • unpeaceable
  • poissonier
  • unpeaceableness
  • unpeaceably
  • pesoize
  • pis aller
  • peseta
  • pesa
  • peso
  • normopeso
  • pesistica
  • soprappeso
  • pois
  • sovrappeso
  • peso
  • sottopeso
  • песо
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