English
petrous
Petrous comes from Latin petrōsus ‘full of rocks, rocky’, and goes back to Ancient Greek πέτρα ‘rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέτραpétra‘rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetrōsus‘full of rocks, rocky’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600petreux
- Englishtodaypetrous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέτραpétra‘rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetrōsus‘full of rocks, rocky’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600petreux
- Englishtodaypetrous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to go through, fare’
first, before, support, far, report, further, price, private, press, per, practice, fear, opportunity, pre, primary, prior, prime, appreciate, port, prize, afford, pregnant, ford, practical, forth, praise, privilege, parade, par, interpretation, ferry, precious, pirate, fare, porch, pardon, primitive, prix, pragmatic, privy, 157 more
through Ancient Greek πέτρα ‘rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge’
Today it means
adj Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πέτρα / petrous