Masculine
Concepts
acid equivalent weight
target weight
one’s body weight
exercising weight
free weight
system of weights
weight unit
Synonyms
coefficient de pondération
masse marquée
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pwa/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French poix, from Old French pois, peis, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum. Spelling influenced by Latin pondus with the same meaning; both ultimately from the root of pendō (“to weigh”). Doublet of pensum, which was borrowed.
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