Where does “Petersburg” come from?
Petersburg derives from English Peter combined with Old English burg, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots bʰrgʰ- and bʰerǵʰ- meaning "to grow" or "high."
Petersburg (English): Various other towns and cities, including
Definitions
- Various other towns and cities, including
Ancestry of “Petersburg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Peter | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P |
| 2 | Middle English | Peter | Peter |
| 3 | Latin | Petrus | Peter |
| 4 | Indonesian | penembak | shooter |
| 5 | Indonesian | tembak | to shoot to fire a shot |
| 6 | Malay | tembak | to shoot |
| 7 | Malay | timbak | Obsolete form of tembak |
| 8 | Proto-Malayic | timbak | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ti(m)bak | — |