Where does “țerțin” come from?

țerțin (Romanian) comes from Latin circinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

țerțin (Romanian): pair of compasses

Definitions

  1. pair of compasses

Ancestry of “țerțin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincircinusA pair of compasses; a tool for measuring...
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →