Where does “Amarei” come from?
Amarei (Romanian) comes from Romanian A, from Vulgar Latin ae(t), from Latin habet, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
Ancestry of “Amarei”, step by step
Amarei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | A | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ae(t) | — |
| 3 | Latin | habet | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | habeo | I have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |
via Romanian Mara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Mara | apple |
| 2 | Latin | Mela | A Roman masculine |
| 3 | Latin | melum | apple |
| 4 | Latin | mālum | evil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |