Where does “petas” come from?

petas (Romanian) comes from Ancient Greek πέτασος, from Ancient Greek πετάννυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

petas (Romanian): petasus

Definitions

  1. petasus

Ancestry of “petas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέτασοςbroad-brimmed hat, commonly worn by young men;...
2Ancient GreekπετάννυμιI spread out, open; I am spread out on all sides,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek πετάννυμι →Every word from Ancient Greek πέτασος →