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Where does “pietrărie” come from?

pietrărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian arie, from French aire, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

pietrărie (Romanian): quarry; a multitude of stones; stonecutter's...

Definitions

  1. quarry; a multitude of stones; stonecutter's...

Ancestry of “pietrărie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianariethreshing floor; area, surface, zone; melody,...
2Frenchairearea; a flat surface; direction of the wind
3Old Frenchaireappearance; semblance
4Latinārea—
5Proto-Italicāzeā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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