Where does “paște” come from?
paște (Romanian) comes from Latin paschae, from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.
paște (Romanian): to graze, feed, browse; to pasture
Definitions
- to graze, feed, browse; to pasture
Ancestry of “paște”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | paschae | nominative plural of pascha; genitive singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | Pascha | Pascha / Passover or Easter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Πάσχα | Easter |
| 4 | Aramaic | פסחא | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | פֶּסַח | Passover |
Words derived from “paște”