Where does “trestie de zahăr” come from?

trestie de zahăr (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

trestie de zahăr (Romanian): sugar cane

Definitions

  1. sugar cane

Ancestry of “trestie de zahăr”, step by step

trestie de zahăr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian zahăr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzahărsugar
2Greekζάχαρηsugar, sucrose
3Byzantine Greekζάχαρις

via Romanian trestie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantrestiereed, particularly the common reed; cane,...
2Proto-Slavictrъstьje
3Proto-Slavictrъstьcane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti