Where does “Adragăi” come from?
Adragăi (Romanian) comes from Romanian dragă, from French drague, from Middle English dragge, from German Dragee, from French dragée, from Latin tragemata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα, from Ancient Greek τράγημα — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Ancestry of “Adragăi”, step by step
Adragăi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian dragă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dragă | dear, sweetie term of endearment towards a woman |
| 2 | French | drague | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Middle English | dragge | — |
| 4 | German | Dragee | dragée, sugar-coated pill |
| 5 | French | dragée | a sweet with almond filling; a dragée, a... |
| 6 | Latin | tragemata | dried fruits |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τραγήματα | spices; dried fruits, sweetmeats |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τράγημα | dried fruits or sweetmeats, eaten as dessert |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τρώγω | I chew, gnaw; I eat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |