Where does “pierzătură” come from?

pierzătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian pierde, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

pierzătură (Romanian): wickedness

Definitions

  1. wickedness

Ancestry of “pierzătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpierdeto lose; to waste; to be or become lost
2LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
3Latin-dōto put
4Proto-Germanic-dô
5SiciliandiUsed to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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