Where does “păduchi” come from?

păduchi (Romanian) comes from Late Latin peduclus, from Latin peduculus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

păduchi (Romanian): plural of păduche

Definitions

plural of păduche

Ancestry of “păduchi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	peduclus	Alternative form of pēduculus
2	Latin	peduculus	Alternative form of pēdiculus; louse
3	Latin	pedīculus	A little foot
4	Latin	pēdis	louse
5	Latin	pēs	a foot, in its senses as
6	Ancient Greek	μέτρον	something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
7	Ancient Greek	-τρον	Forms instrument nouns
8	Proto-Hellenic	-tron	Forms instrument nouns from verb stems
9	Proto-Indo-European	-trom	Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10	Proto-Indo-European	-tḗr	Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “păduchi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Ancient Greek μέτρον →