Where does “păși” come from?
păși (Romanian) comes from Romanian păs, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
păși (Romanian): to pace; to walk, step, tread, stride
Definitions
- to pace; to walk, step, tread, stride
Ancestry of “păși”, step by step
păși traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian păs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | păs | suffering, sorrow, trouble, care, grief |
| 2 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 3 | French | passeport | passport |
| 4 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 5 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 6 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 7 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 8 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 9 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 10 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 11 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 12 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |