Where does “amutsãscu” come from?
amutsãscu (Aromanian) comes from Latin obmutesco, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
amutsãscu (Aromanian): to become mute, speechless; lose the ability to speak
Definitions
- to become mute, speechless; lose the ability to speak
Ancestry of “amutsãscu”, step by step
amutsãscu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin obmutesco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | obmutesco | I lose my speech, become dumb; I am speechless,... |
| 2 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 3 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Aromanian mut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | mut | I move; I remove, displace; I raise |
| 2 | Latin | muto | I move, remove; I alter, change, modify,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |