Where does “pizmaș” come from?
pizmaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian pizmă, from Byzantine Greek πεῖσμα, from Ancient Greek πεῖσμα, from Ancient Greek πείθω, from Proto-Hellenic péitʰō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
pizmaș (Romanian): envious; envious person
Definitions
- envious; envious person
Ancestry of “pizmaș”, step by step
pizmaș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian pizmă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pizmă | envy |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | πεῖσμα | ship's cable, stern's cable; rope, cable,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεῖσμα | ship's cable, stern's cable; rope, cable,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πείθω | I convince, persuade; I succeed through entreaty;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | péitʰō | to believe, to trust; to obey; to convince, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |