Where does “închisoare” come from?
închisoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian închis, from Romanian închide, from Latin inclūdō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
închisoare (Romanian): prison, jail
Definitions
- prison, jail
Ancestry of “închisoare”, step by step
închisoare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian închis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | închis | past participle of închide; closed, shut,... |
| 2 | Romanian | închide | to close; to lock; to turn off |
| 3 | Latin | inclūdō | to shut up or in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Romanian oare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | oare | well; really |