Where does “gãrtsescu” come from?
gãrtsescu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian escu, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
gãrtsescu (Aromanian): Greek (of or pertaining to Greeks, the Greek language or the Greek culture)
Definitions
- Greek (of or pertaining to Greeks, the Greek language or the Greek culture)
Ancestry of “gãrtsescu”, step by step
gãrtsescu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aromanian escu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | escu | I am |
| 2 | Latin | sūm | to be, exist |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via Vulgar Latin *graeciscus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *graeciscus | — |
| 2 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |