Where does “pe” come from?

pe (Romanian) comes from Romanian pre, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

pe (Romanian): on; used to indicate direct object in some cases

Definitions

  1. on; used to indicate direct object in some cases

Ancestry of “pe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpre—
2Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
3LatinAdtoward, to
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “pe”

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →