Where does “Frunzăreanu” come from?
Frunzăreanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Frunzaru, from Romanian frunzar, from Romanian frunză, from Latin frondia, from Latin frondeus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “Frunzăreanu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Frunzaru | — |
| 2 | Romanian | frunzar | leafage, foliage |
| 3 | Romanian | frunză | leaf |
| 4 | Latin | frondia | foliage |
| 5 | Latin | frondeus | of leaves; covered with leaves; leafy |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |