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

  1. plant having seeds in pods

Ancestry of “păstăios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpăstaiepod
2Vulgar Latinpistalia
3Latinpistāre
4Latinpīnsōto beat, pound
5Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
6Latinpēnsumallotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day)
7Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
8Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
9Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndetiEvery word from Proto-Italic pendō