Where does “Chivoiu” come from?

Chivoiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian -oiu, from Romanian -oi, from Latin -oneus.

Ancestry of “Chivoiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-oiusuffix forming many Romanian surnames
2Romanian-oiaugmentative suffix, used to indicate a larger...
3Latin-oneus
Every word from Latin -oneusEvery word from Romanian -oiuEvery word from Romanian -oi
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