Where does “îndărătnicie” come from?
îndărătnicie (Romanian) comes from Romanian îndărătnic, from Romanian îndărăt, from Romanian în, from Latin de retro, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
îndărătnicie (Romanian): stubbornness
Definitions
- stubbornness
Ancestry of “îndărătnicie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | îndărătnic | stubborn, obstinate; stubbornly, obstinately |
| 2 | Romanian | îndărăt | back; backwards |
| 3 | Romanian | în | in, into, within; in, on, when |
| 4 | Latin | de retro | from behind |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |