Where does “Hanu lui Pală” come from?
Hanu lui Pală (Romanian) comes from Romanian pală, from French pâle, from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
Ancestry of “Hanu lui Pală”, step by step
Hanu lui Pală traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian pală
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pală | propeller blade; the quantity of hay, straw, etc.... |
| 2 | French | pâle | pale |
| 3 | Old French | pale | pale, whitish or having little color |
| 4 | Latin | pallidus | pale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale... |
| 5 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |