Where does “înzestrare” come from?
înzestrare (Romanian) comes from Romanian înzestra, from Romanian zestre, from Latin dextrae, from Latin dextera, from Latin dexter, from Proto-Italic deksteros, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs(i)-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.
înzestrare (Romanian): endowment
Definitions
- endowment
Ancestry of “înzestrare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | înzestra | to provide, equip, endow |
| 2 | Romanian | zestre | dowry |
| 3 | Latin | dextrae | feminine genitive singular of dexter; feminine... |
| 4 | Latin | dextera | right hand; pledge, contract; metal model of a... |
| 5 | Latin | dexter | right (relative direction), right hand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deksteros | right side, direction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs(i)-tero- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs- | right |