English
penseroso
Penseroso comes from Italian pensieroso ‘pensive, thoughtful’, and goes back to Latin pēnsō ‘to ponder, consider’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēnsōas pēnsāre‘to ponder, consider’
- Provençalprehistoric (reconstructed)pensierreconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentpensiero‘thought’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentpensierosoas penseroso‘pensive, thoughtful’
- Englishtodaypenseroso
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēnsōas pēnsāre‘to ponder, consider’
- Provençalprehistoric (reconstructed)pensierreconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentpensiero‘thought’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentpensierosoas penseroso‘pensive, thoughtful’
- Englishtodaypenseroso
Linked words
through Latin pēnsō ‘to ponder, consider’
compensation, compensate, compensatory, dispensation, pensive, recompense, 4 more
Today it means
noun A pensive, thoughtful type of person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pēnsō / penseroso