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Where does “pietros” come from?

pietros (Romanian) comes from Romanian piatră, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα — rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone.

pietros (Romanian): stony, full of stones; pebbly, shingly, rocky;...

Definitions

  1. stony, full of stones; pebbly, shingly, rocky;...

Ancestry of “pietros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpiatrăstone
2Latinpetrastone, rock
3Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
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