Where does “petrificar” come from?

petrificar (Asturian) comes from Medieval Latin petrificāre, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα — rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone.

petrificar (Asturian): petrify

Definitions

  1. petrify

Ancestry of “petrificar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpetrificāre—
2Latinpetrastone, rock
3Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone

Words derived from “petrificar”

Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρα →Every word from Latin petra →Every word from Medieval Latin petrificāre →