Where does “însușie” come from?

însușie (Romanian) comes from Romanian însuși, from Romanian îns, from Latin ipsus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

însușie (Romanian): trait

Definitions

  1. trait

Ancestry of “însușie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianînsuși"m "; himself, itself; to appropriate
2Romanianînshe, it
3Latinipsus—
4Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
5Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Latin ipsus →