Where does “întinăciune” come from?

întinăciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian întina, from Romanian tină, from Old Church Slavonic тина, from Proto-Slavic tīnā — slime, mud, scum.

întinăciune (Romanian): defilement

Definitions

  1. defilement

Ancestry of “întinăciune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîntinato desecrate, defile, stain
2Romaniantinămud, earth
3Old Church Slavonicтинаslime; mud
4Proto-Slavictīnāslime, mud, scum
Every word from Proto-Slavic tīnā →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тина →Every word from Romanian tină →