Where does “pecetar” come from?
pecetar (Romanian) comes from Romanian pecete, from Old Church Slavonic печать, from Proto-Slavic pečatь, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
pecetar (Romanian): seal maker
Definitions
- seal maker
Ancestry of “pecetar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pecete | seal, stamp |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | печать | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pečatь | seal, stamp |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | peťi | to bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektei | to bake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |