pietros
Moldavian
/pjeˈtros/
adj
Definitions
- stony, full of stones
- pebbly, shingly, rocky
- stonehard, hard as stone
- flinty
Etymology
Suffix from Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan piatră (rock) inherited from Latin petrōsus.
Origin
Latin
petrōsus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- petra Latin
- petrōsus Latin
- petroso Italian
- pietroso Italian
- pierreux French
- pedroso Spanish, Castilian
- petroso Spanish, Castilian
- πέτρα Ancient Greek
- piatră Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pietrar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pietricică Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pietriș Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pietroi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pietrărie Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- împietri Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- petreux Middle French
- cheatrã Aromanian
- chitros Aromanian