Where does “pesto” come from?
pesto (Welsh) comes from English pesto, from Italian pesto, from Latin pistus, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
pesto (Welsh): pesto
Definitions
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Ancestry of “pesto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pesto | A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from... |
| 2 | Italian | pesto | crushed, ground, beaten; livid, bluish, black;... |
| 3 | Latin | pistus | pounded, beaten |
| 4 | Latin | pīnsō | to beat, pound |
| 5 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |