Where does “Botoșineanu” come from?
Botoșineanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Botoșani, from Romanian Botoș, from Romanian bot, from English bot, from English bottom, from Middle English botme, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “Botoșineanu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Botoșani | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Botoș | — |
| 3 | Romanian | bot | snout, mouth; mouth; bump |
| 4 | English | bot | The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of... |
| 5 | English | bottom | The lowest part of anything; Character,... |
| 6 | Middle English | botme | The lowest section of something; the bottom,... |
| 7 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |