Where does “țintuire” come from?
țintuire (Romanian) comes from Romanian țintui, from Romanian țintă, from Proto-Slavic cęta, from Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌿𐍃, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom.
țintuire (Romanian): nailing
Definitions
- nailing
Ancestry of “țintuire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | țintui | to nail down |
| 2 | Romanian | țintă | purpose, aim, objective, target; small nail, peg |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | cęta | small coin |
| 4 | Gothic | 𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌿𐍃 | small coin, cent |
| 5 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 6 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |