Where does “Simionescu” come from?
Simionescu (English) comes from Romanian Simionescu, from Romanian -escu, from Romanian -esc, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.
Ancestry of “Simionescu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Simionescu | — |
| 2 | Romanian | -escu | suffix forming many Romanian surnames, e.g.... |
| 3 | Romanian | -esc | -esque, -ish; Used with a stem to form the... |
| 4 | Latin | -ēscō | Attaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-ēskō | — |