Where does “firescu” come from?

firescu (Aromanian) comes from Romanian Firu, from Romanian fir, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

firescu (Aromanian): I guard from, fend; am on my guard; am wary; I...

Definitions

  1. I guard from, fend; am on my guard; am wary; I...

Ancestry of “firescu”, step by step

firescu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Firu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianFiru—
2Romanianfirthread, string, filament, wire; a hair
3Latinfīlumthread, string, filament, fiber
4Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—

via Latin feriō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferiōto hit, to strike, to smite, to beat, to knock, injure
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- →