Where does “njior” come from?
njior (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian njel, from Latin agnellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
njior (Aromanian): (male) lamb of around two years of age; or more generally a little lamb or little kid (young goat)
Definitions
- (male) lamb of around two years of age; or more generally a little lamb or little kid (young goat)
Ancestry of “njior”, step by step
njior traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aromanian njel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | njel | lamb |
| 2 | Latin | agnellus | a little lamb, lambkin |
| 3 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Latin agnelliōlus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | agnelliōlus | — |