Where does “Englitera” come from?
Englitera (Romanian) comes from French Angleterre, from Old French Engleterre, from Old English Engla land, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Englitera (Romanian): England
Definitions
- England
Ancestry of “Englitera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Angleterre | — |
| 2 | Old French | Engleterre | England country |
| 3 | Old English | Engla land | land of the Angles |
| 4 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |