Etymograph

English

pedregal

Pedregal comes from Spanish pedregal ‘a stony place’, from piedra ‘stone’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to go through, fare’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-1‘to go through, fare’uncertain
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέτρᾱ2‘rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetra3
  4. Old Spanishc. 950–1500piedra2‘a piece of stone’uncertain
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentpiedra4‘stone’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentpedregal4‘a stony place’
  7. Englishtodaypedregal4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πέτρα, which cites Beekes
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Spanish piedra
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Old Spanish piedra
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English pedregal

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πέτρα, which cites Beekes‘to go through, fare’uncertain
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέτρᾱWiktionary, Spanish piedra‘rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetraWiktionary, Old Spanish piedra
  4. Old Spanishc. 950–1500piedraWiktionary, Spanish piedra‘a piece of stone’uncertain
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentpiedraWiktionary, English pedregal‘stone’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentpedregalWiktionary, English pedregal‘a stony place’
  7. EnglishtodaypedregalWiktionary, English pedregal

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to go through, fare’

first, before, support, far, further, price, private, per, report, practice, fear, opportunity, press, primary, prior, prime, port, pre, appreciate, prize, afford, ford, forth, practical, praise, pregnant, parade, precious, par, interpretation, privilege, ferry, pirate, porch, pardon, primitive, prix, fare, pragmatic, privy, 154 more

through Latin petra

petra, 6 more

through Spanish piedra ‘stone’

piedra

Today it means

noun A lava field in Mexico or the Western US.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pedregal”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek πέτρα, Spanish piedra, Old Spanish piedra. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / pedregal

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