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Where does “păsăresc” come from?

păsăresc (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.

păsăresc (Romanian): birdlike, birdish, of or like a bird;...

Definitions

  1. birdlike, birdish, of or like a bird;...

Ancestry of “păsăresc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpasărebird
2Romanianpăsato care; to go, leave; to walk; to try, to look...
3Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
4Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
5Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
6Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
7Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
8LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
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