Where does “păcat” come from?

păcat (Romanian) comes from Latin peccātum, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

păcat (Romanian): sin; imperfection, shortcoming; shame!, pity!,...

Definitions

  1. sin; imperfection, shortcoming; shame!, pity!,...

Ancestry of “păcat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpeccātumsin, error, fault
2Latinpeccōto sin, transgress
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “păcat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Latin peccō →