Where does “împrieteni” come from?

împrieteni (Romanian) comes from Romanian în, from Latin de retro, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

împrieteni (Romanian): to become friends; to make friends with one another

Definitions

  1. to become friends; to make friends with one another

Ancestry of “împrieteni”, step by step

împrieteni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian în

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianînin, into, within; in, on, when
2Latinde retrofrom behind
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian prieten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprietenfriend; boyfriend
2Old Church Slavonicприꙗтельfriend
3Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “împrieteni

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti