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Espagnol

peso

/ˈpeso/

masc.héréditaire

Also the name of several Latin American currencies.

Français

poids

/pwa/

masc.héréditaire

The silent d was added by scribes who wrongly linked it to Latin PONDUS 'weight'.

Italien

peso

/ˈpeso/

masc.héréditaire

Portugais

peso

/ˈpezu/

masc.héréditaire

Roumain

greutate

/ɡreuˈtate/

fém.autre source · greu 'heavy' (Latin GRAVEM) + -tate

Catalan

pes

/pɛs/

masc.héréditaire

Anglais

weight

/weɪt/

anglais natif · Old English wiht

Anglais → ItalienweightpesoSans lienSources différentes — celui-ci s’apprend de zéro. Mais l’anglais a des mots apparentés : poise, pension, compensate, pensive.Ce que partagent le anglais et le italien

L’ancêtre latin

PĒNSUM‘a portion weighed out (PENDERE 'to weigh')’

Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.

L’histoire

Spoken Latin dropped the n before s (PĒNSUM → *pesu), so Spanish and Italian peso look identical; French went on to oi.

Parents anglais: poise, pension, compensate, pensive

L’apprendre

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Dans une phrase

  • esLa maleta supera el límite de peso.
  • frLa valise dépasse la limite de poids.
  • itLa valigia supera il limite di peso.
  • ptA mala passou do limite de peso.
  • roValiza depășește limita de greutate.
  • caLa maleta supera el límit de pes.
  • enThe suitcase is over the weight limit.

La famille latine

PEND-, PENS-· hang, weigh

PENSĀRE 'to weigh' already lost its n in spoken Latin (NS → S, as in MĒNSA → mesa), giving the inherited pesar, peser, pesare 'to weigh'. The Church and the schools kept the full form for 'weighing things in the mind', and pensar, penser, pensare 'to think' are that learned branch. French even has a third doublet: panser 'to dress (a wound)', originally just a spelling of penser 'to take care of'. Portuguese and Catalan keep both doublets (pesar beside pensar). Romanian kept only the worn-down one, as păsa 'to matter' (nu-mi pasă 'I don't care'), and thinks with gândi, a Hungarian loan.

  • PENSĀREto weigh

    espesarfrpeseritpesareptpesarropăsacapesar

  • PENSĀREto weigh in the mind, think

    espensarfrpenseritpensareptpensarcapensar

  • PENSUMa weight (of wool)

    espesofrpoidsitpesoptpesocapesenpoise

  • PENSIŌNEMa payment (weighed out)

    espensiónfrpensionitpensioneptpensãoropensiecapensióenpension

  • COMPENSĀREto weigh one thing against another

    escompensarfrcompenseritcompensareptcompensarrocompensacacompensarencompensate

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