Where does “Apetroae” come from?
Apetroae (Romanian) comes from Romanian A, from Vulgar Latin ae(t), from Latin habet, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
Ancestry of “Apetroae”, step by step
Apetroae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | A | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ae(t) | — |
| 3 | Latin | habet | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | habeo | I have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |
via Romanian Petru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Petru | Peter |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *kʷetwores | four |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |