Where does “învârti” come from?

învârti (Romanian) comes from Romanian în, from Latin de retro, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

învârti (Romanian): to spin, twist, roll, turn about, whirl

Definitions

  1. to spin, twist, roll, turn about, whirl

Ancestry of “învârti”, step by step

învârti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian în

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianînin, into, within; in, on, when
2Latinde retrofrom behind
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Proto-Slavic vьrtěti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьrtětito turn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “învârti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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