Where does “păstăios” come from?
păstăios (Romanian) comes from Romanian păstaie, from Vulgar Latin pistalia, from Latin pistāre, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
păstăios (Romanian): plant having seeds in pods
Definitions
- plant having seeds in pods
Ancestry of “păstăios”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | păstaie | pod |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pistalia | — |
| 3 | Latin | pistāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pīnsō | to beat, pound |
| 5 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |