Where does “țigănește” come from?
țigănește (Romanian) comes from Romanian țigănesc, from Romanian -esc, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.
țigănește (Romanian): in a Gypsy way; in the Gypsy language, in Romani;...
Definitions
- in a Gypsy way; in the Gypsy language, in Romani;...
Ancestry of “țigănește”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | țigănesc | Gypsy (attributive), of or relating to Gypsies |
| 2 | Romanian | -esc | -esque, -ish; Used with a stem to form the... |
| 3 | Latin | -ēscō | Attaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-ēskō | — |