Where does “păcurar” come from?
păcurar (Romanian) comes from Romanian păcură, from Late Latin picula, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.
păcurar (Romanian): shepherd
Definitions
- shepherd
Ancestry of “păcurar”, step by step
păcurar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian păcură
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | păcură | oil; tar; naphtha |
| 2 | Late Latin | picula | tar |
| 3 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via Latin pecorarius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pecorarius | herdsman, shepherd |
| 2 | Latin | pecus | A group of large domestic animals: a herd of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *pekos | — |