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petro.

young/breeding ram; a rustic, dolt, rube, bumpkin;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɛ.troː]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛː.tro]
  1. a rustic, a country bumpkin, yokel, hayseed, hick

    declension-3
  2. an old wether (a ram whose flesh is as hard as stone)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petra Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin petrō From petra (“stone”) + -ō.

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