Where does “Albești-Paleologu” come from?
Albești-Paleologu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Albești, from Romanian -ești, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.
Ancestry of “Albești-Paleologu”, step by step
Albești-Paleologu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Albești
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Albești | — |
| 2 | Romanian | -ești | plural of -esc; 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 | — |
via Romanian Paleologu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Paleologu | — |
| 2 | Greek | Παλαιολόγος | — |