Etymograph

English

Petronella

Petronella comes from Latin Petronella.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPetronella
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPetronella
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

From Latin Petronella, feminine diminutive of Petronius, a Roman family name possibly derived from petra "rock".

Today it means

name A female given name from Latin, rare in English after Middle Ages.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Petronella / Petronella