Where does “Petrus” come from?
Petrus (Latin) comes from Indonesian penembak, from Indonesian tembak, from Malay tembak, from Malay timbak, from Proto-Malayic timbak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ti(m)bak.
Petrus (Latin): Peter
Definitions
- Peter
Ancestry of “Petrus”, step by step
Petrus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian penembak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | penembak | shooter |
| 2 | Indonesian | tembak | to shoot to fire a shot |
| 3 | Malay | tembak | to shoot |
| 4 | Malay | timbak | Obsolete form of tembak |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | timbak | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ti(m)bak | — |
via Indonesian misterius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | misterius | mysterious, abstruse |
| 2 | Dutch | mysterieus | mysterious, abstruse |
| 3 | French | mystérieux | mysterious |
| 4 | Middle French | mystérieux | — |