Where does “îngâmfa” come from?

îngâmfa (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.

îngâmfa (Romanian): to inflate oneself, put on airs

Definitions

  1. to inflate oneself, put on airs

Ancestry of “îngâmfa”, step by step

îngâmfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian în

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianînin, into, within; in, on, when
2Latinde retrofrom behind
3Latindēof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian gâmfă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâmfăcrop, maw, gizzard
2Vulgar Latingamphae—
3Ancient Greekγαμφαίjaw of an animal, beak
4Ancient Greekγαμφηλαίjaws of animals; bill or beak of birds

Words derived from “îngâmfa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →