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Where does “îndărătnic” come from?

îndărătnic (Romanian) comes from Romanian îndărăt, 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 — afterwards, post; by, at.

îndărătnic (Romanian): stubborn, obstinate; stubbornly, obstinately

Definitions

  1. stubborn, obstinate; stubbornly, obstinately

Ancestry of “îndărătnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîndărătback; backwards
2Romanianînin, into, within; in, on, when
3Latinde retro—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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