Where does “Porumbacu de Jos” come from?
Porumbacu de Jos (Romanian) comes from Romanian Porumbacu, from Romanian porumbac, from Romanian porumb, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.
Ancestry of “Porumbacu de Jos”, step by step
Porumbacu de Jos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Porumbacu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Porumbacu | — |
| 2 | Romanian | porumbac | spotted, usually with small black and white... |
| 3 | Romanian | porumb | maize, corn; pigeon, dove |
| 4 | Latin | palumbus | Alternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pal-wo- | dark-colored, gray |
via Romanian de jos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | de jos | — |