Where does “patinaj” come from?
patinaj (Romanian) comes from French patinage, from French patiner, from French patine, from Italian patina, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete- — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
patinaj (Romanian): ice skating
Definitions
- ice skating
Ancestry of “patinaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | patinage | skating; loss of traction |
| 2 | French | patiner | to ice-skate; to falter |
| 3 | French | patine | patina, an oxidation like on bronze or similar... |
| 4 | Italian | patina | A patina; A coat, film, glaze, size, patina;... |
| 5 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 10 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |