Where does “petrous” come from?

Petrous comes from Middle French petreux, from Latin petrosus meaning "rocky," formed from Latin petra (rock) from Ancient Greek πέτρα with the Latin suffix -osus (full of).

petrous (English): Resembling rock or stone in its hardness; Of the...

Definitions

  1. Resembling rock or stone in its hardness; Of the...

Ancestry of “petrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpetreux—
2Latinpetrōsusfull of rocks, rocky
3Latinpetrastone, rock
4Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone

Words derived from “petrous”

Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρα →Every word from Latin petra →Every word from Latin petrōsus →