Where does “piedra” come from?

piedra (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish piedra, from Old Spanish piedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα — rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone.

piedra (Papiamentu): stone; rock

Definitions

  1. stone; rock

Ancestry of “piedra”, step by step

piedra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish piedra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpiedrastone; flint; hailstone
2Old SpanishpiedraA piece of stone; a rock or pebble
3Latinpetrastone, rock
4Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone

via Portuguese pedra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepedrastone; stone, rock; hailstone
2Old Portuguesepedrarock, stone
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρα →Every word from Latin petra →Every word from Old Spanish piedra →