Where does “îmbunătură” come from?
îmbunătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian îmbuna, from Romanian bun, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
îmbunătură (Romanian): promise
Definitions
- promise
Ancestry of “îmbunătură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | îmbuna | to calm, tame, pacify; to placate, conciliate; to... |
| 2 | Romanian | bun | good; good, asset, possession; grandfather |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |