Where does “păfuga” come from?
păfuga (Romanian) comes from Romanian pe, from Romanian pre, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
păfuga (Romanian): to drive away, to expel
Definitions
- to drive away, to expel
Ancestry of “păfuga”, step by step
păfuga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian pe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pe | on; used to indicate direct object in some cases |
| 2 | Romanian | pre | — |
| 3 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Romanian fugă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | fugă | run; escape, flight; fugue |
| 2 | Italian | fuga | flight, escape; leak, leakage; fugue |
| 3 | Latin | fuga | flight, fleeing, escape; avoidance; exile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fugā | flight, escape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰugéh₂ | flight, escape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |