Where does “Petrăchescu” come from?

Petrăchescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Petrache, from Greek Πετράκης, from Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

Ancestry of “Petrăchescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianPetrache—
2GreekΠετράκης—
3GreekΠέτροςPeter
4Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
5Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
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