Where does “petală” come from?
petală (Romanian) comes from French pétale, from Ancient Greek πέταλον, from Ancient Greek πέταλος, from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos.
petală (Romanian): petal
Ancestry of “petală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | pétale | petal |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πέταλον | inflection of πέταλος :
## masculine accusative... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πέταλος | broad, flat |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *pétalos | — |