Where does “împrospătare” come from?
împrospătare (Romanian) comes from Romanian împrospăta, from Romanian proaspăt, from Ancient Greek πρόσφατος, from Ancient Greek φατός, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
împrospătare (Romanian): refreshing
Definitions
- refreshing
Ancestry of “împrospătare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | împrospăta | to refresh; to freshen |
| 2 | Romanian | proaspăt | fresh; sweet; pure, clean - when referring to air |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρόσφατος | fresh, not decomposed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φατός | spoken; slain, dead |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φημί | I speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |