Where does “păioasă” come from?

păioasă (Romanian) comes from Romanian păi, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

păioasă (Romanian): plants having straws

Definitions

  1. plants having straws

Ancestry of “păioasă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpăiwell; why; then
2Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3Latinposteablative singular of postis
4Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →