petra
English
noun
Definitions
- stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin petra (stone, rock).
Origin
Latin
petra
Gloss
stone, rock
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
岩, 巌
Emoji
🗿 🪨
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- petrifact English
- petro- English
- *petricus Latin
- lampreda Latin
- petra Latin
- petro Latin
- petroleum Latin
- petrosus Latin
- πέτρα Latin
- pietra Italian
- petro- Dutch, Flemish
- piedra Spanish, Castilian
- πέτρα Ancient Greek
- pedreiro Portuguese
- pierre Old French
- pedra Catalan, Valencian
- piatră Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pedra Old Portuguese
- cheatrã Aromanian
- chiatrã Aromanian
- pèira Occitan
- piedra Asturian
- piere Friulian
- piedra Old Spanish
- petra Sicilian
- pitra Dalmatian
- pedra Sardinian
- preda Sardinian
- preta Neapolitan
- pera Istriot
- piedra Mirandese