Where does “Bereșteanu” come from?

Bereșteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Berești, from Romanian -ești, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

Ancestry of “Bereșteanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBerești
2Romanian-eștiplural of -esc; Used with a stem to form the...
3Latin-ēscōAttaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
4Proto-Italic*-ēskō
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ēskōEvery word from Romanian -eștiEvery word from Latin -ēscō
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