Where does “însă” come from?
însă (Romanian) comes from Latin ipsa, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.
însă (Romanian): but, yet, however; feminine singular of îns
Definitions
- but, yet, however; feminine singular of îns
Ancestry of “însă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ipsa | nominative feminine singular of ipse; nominative... |
| 2 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |
Words derived from “însă”