Where does “păsărel” come from?
păsărel (Romanian) comes from Romanian pasăre, from Romanian păsa, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior — to hate, hurt.
păsărel (Romanian): male birdie
Definitions
- male birdie
Ancestry of “păsărel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pasăre | bird |
| 2 | Romanian | păsa | to care; to go, leave; to walk; to try, to look... |
| 3 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 4 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 5 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 7 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 8 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |