Where does “întrucâtva” come from?
întrucâtva (Romanian) comes from Romanian întru, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
întrucâtva (Romanian): somewhat
Definitions
- somewhat
Ancestry of “întrucâtva”, step by step
întrucâtva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian întru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | întru | in |
| 2 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 3 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 4 | Latin | interus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via Romanian câtva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | câtva | some, a little, a few |
| 2 | Romanian | cât | how much; quotient |
| 3 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |