Where does “încleșta” come from?
încleșta (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.
încleșta (Romanian): to clench
Definitions
- to clench
Ancestry of “încleșta”, step by step
încleșta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian în
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | în | in, into, within; in, on, when |
| 2 | Latin | de retro | from behind |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |