Where does “pălălaică” come from?
pălălaică (Romanian) comes from Romanian Pălălaie, from Romanian pălălăi, from Romanian pală, from French pâle, from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
pălălaică (Romanian): blaze
Definitions
- blaze
Ancestry of “pălălaică”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Pălălaie | blaze |
| 2 | Romanian | pălălăi | to blaze |
| 3 | Romanian | pală | propeller blade; the quantity of hay, straw, etc.... |
| 4 | French | pâle | pale |
| 5 | Old French | pale | pale, whitish or having little color |
| 6 | Latin | pallidus | pale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale... |
| 7 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |