Where does “împrăștietor” come from?
împrăștietor (Romanian) comes from Romanian împrăștia, from Romanian praștie, from Old Church Slavonic праща, from Proto-Slavic porťa, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra — passed , crossed.
împrăștietor (Romanian): scattering
Definitions
- scattering
Ancestry of “împrăștietor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | împrăștia | to spread, scatter; to diffuse, clear away,... |
| 2 | Romanian | praștie | sling; slingshot, catapult |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | праща | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | porťa | sling; work |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |