Where does “păsui” come from?
păsui (Romanian) comes from German passen, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
păsui (Romanian): to grant someone an extension to a payment, indulge
Definitions
- to grant someone an extension to a payment, indulge
Ancestry of “păsui”, step by step
păsui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German passen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | passen | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with |
| 2 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 3 | French | passeport | passport |
| 4 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 5 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 6 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 7 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 8 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 9 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 10 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 11 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 12 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Romanian păs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | păs | suffering, sorrow, trouble, care, grief |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |