Where does “păhărniceasă” come from?
păhărniceasă (Romanian) comes from Romanian paharnic, from Romanian pahar, from Hungarian pohár, from Old High German pehhari, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “păhărniceasă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | paharnic | cupbearer |
| 2 | Romanian | pahar | glass drinking vessel |
| 3 | Hungarian | pohár | glass |
| 4 | Old High German | pehhari | cup |
| 5 | Latin | bīcārium | drinking glass |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βῖκος | vase with handles, amphora; land measure of... |
| 7 | Latin | vīcus | row of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | weikos | village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |