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Where does “pãrinti” come from?

pãrinti (Aromanian) comes from Latin parentem, from Latin parens, from Latin parere, from Latin pareo, from Proto-Italic pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pãrinti (Aromanian): parent; priest

Definitions

  1. parent; priest

Ancestry of “pãrinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparentemaccusative singular of parēns
2Latinparensparent; founder, father; obedient
3Latinpareresecond-person singular present passive...
4LatinpareoI appear, am visible, am apparent; I obey, submit...
5Proto-Italicpāzēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂s-watch, see; to feed, graze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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