Where does “pama” come from?

pama (Romanian) comes from French pâmer, from Latin spasmare, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...

pama (Romanian): to swoon

Definitions

  1. to swoon

Ancestry of “pama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpâmerto swoon; to be in raptures; to be overcome
2Latinspasmare—
3Latinspasmusspasm
4Ancient Greekσπασμόςspasm, convulsion
5Ancient Greekσπάωto break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peh₂-to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek σπασμός →