Where does “palustru” come from?

palustru (Romanian) comes from French palustre, from Latin paluster, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

palustru (Romanian): palustral, marshy

Definitions

  1. palustral, marshy

Ancestry of “palustru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpalustreswamp
2Latinpalusterswampy, marshy; boggy
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →