Where does “furnicami” come from?
furnicami (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian furnicã, from Latin formīca, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
furnicami (Aromanian): ant-hill
Definitions
- ant-hill
Ancestry of “furnicami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | furnicã | ant |
| 2 | Latin | formīca | ant |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |