Where does “ghirmãnescu” come from?
ghirmãnescu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian escu, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
ghirmãnescu (Aromanian): German (of, from, or pertaining to Germany, the German people or the German language)
Definitions
- German (of, from, or pertaining to Germany, the German people or the German language)
Ancestry of “ghirmãnescu”, step by step
ghirmãnescu 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 Aromanian ghirman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | ghirman | German (a person of German descent) |