köken: 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.
aile: de poids, deux poids et deux mesures, faire le poids, faire son poids, poids léger, poids lourd, poids mort, poids moyen, prendre du poids, surpoids