Where does “pețiolat” come from?
pețiolat (Romanian) comes from English petiole, from French pétiole, from Latin petiolus, from Latin pediciolus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pețiolat (Romanian): petiolate
Definitions
- petiolate
Ancestry of “pețiolat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | petiole | The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the... |
| 2 | French | pétiole | leafstalk, petiole |
| 3 | Latin | petiolus | a little foot; a fruit stalk; stem |
| 4 | Latin | pediciolus | — |
| 5 | Latin | pedīculus | A little foot |
| 6 | Latin | pēdis | louse |
| 7 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |