Where does “pateră” come from?

pateră (Romanian) comes from French patère, from Latin patera, from Latin pateō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pateră (Romanian): patera

Definitions

  1. patera

Ancestry of “pateră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpatèrepatera; peg
2LatinpateraA broad, flat dish or saucer, used especially for...
3Latinpateōto be open, accessible, attainable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin pateō →Every word from Latin patera →