Where does “apedregar” come from?

apedregar (Catalan) comes from Catalan pedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα — rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone.

apedregar (Catalan): to stone

Definitions

  1. to stone

Ancestry of “apedregar”, step by step

apedregar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan pedra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpedrastone; stone, calculus; hailstone
2Latinpetrastone, rock
3Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone

via Catalan A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanA—
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρα →Every word from Latin petra →Every word from Catalan pedra →