Where does “Cetatea de Baltă” come from?

Cetatea de Baltă (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

Ancestry of “Cetatea de Baltă”, step by step

Cetatea de Baltă traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian baltă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbaltăpuddle, pond, pool (especially muddy); also swamp
2Albanianbaltëmud, sludge
3Proto-Albanianbaltāmarsh
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰolHto-white > marsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Romanian cetate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancetatecitadel; fortress
2Late Latincivitas
3Latincīviscitizen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti