Where does “potoriță” come from?

potoriță (Romanian) comes from Latin potor, from Latin Pater noster, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “potoriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpotordrinker; first-person singular present passive...
2LatinPater nosterour father
3Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →