Where does “pangar” come from?
pangar (Romanian) comes from Romanian pângări, from Romanian păgân, from Latin paganitas, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
pangar (Romanian): the counter where candles are sold in the church
Definitions
- the counter where candles are sold in the church
Ancestry of “pangar”, step by step
pangar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian pângări
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pângări | to besmirch, violate, defile, profane, dishonor |
| 2 | Romanian | păgân | pagan, heathen; cruel or wicked person |
| 3 | Latin | paganitas | heathenism, paganism |
| 4 | Latin | pāgānus | of or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic |
| 5 | Latin | pāgus | district, canton, region |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Greek παγκάρι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | παγκάρι | — |