Where does “înmlădiere” come from?
înmlădiere (Romanian) comes from Romanian înmlădia, from Romanian mlădia, from Romanian mlădiu, from Romanian mladă, from Old Church Slavonic младъ, from Proto-Slavic moldъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
înmlădiere (Romanian): bending
Definitions
- bending
Ancestry of “înmlădiere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | înmlădia | to bend, to undulate |
| 2 | Romanian | mlădia | to bend, twist, undulate; to modulate; to adapt... |
| 3 | Romanian | mlădiu | flexible |
| 4 | Romanian | mladă | grove, coppice, thicket |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | младъ | young |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | moldъ | young |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |