Where does “peniță” come from?

peniță (Romanian) comes from Romanian pană, from Romanian peană, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

peniță (Romanian): small feather

Definitions

  1. small feather

Ancestry of “peniță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpanăfeather
2Romanianpeană—
3Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
4Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic petnā →