penser
Middle French
verb
Definitions
- to think; to reflect
- to think have an opinion
Etymology
Inherited from Old French penser (think) borrowed from Latin pensō (ponder, consider).
Origin
Latin
pensō
Gloss
ponder, consider
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -mentum Latin
- pensō Latin
- pēnsō, pēnsāre, penso Latin
- pensare Italian
- pensable French
- pense-bête French
- penser French
- penseur French
- empenser Old French
- penser Old French
- porpenser Old French
- prepenser Old French
- pensen Middle Dutch
- pensar Ido
- pensaïr Norman
- penser Norman
- pensement Middle French
- pinsamiant Dalmatian
- panse Haitian, Haitian Creole
- panse Mauritian Creole
- pènzieëre Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- pensé Louisiana Creole French