Where does “Azoiței” come from?

Azoiței (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 “Azoiței”, step by step

Azoiței traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianA—
2Vulgar Latinae(t)—
3Latinhabetthird-person singular present active indicative...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

via Romanian Zoița

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianZoița—
2RomanianZoe—
3Ancient GreekΖωήa living; property
4Ancient Greekζῶto live
5Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
6Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeo →