Where does “Merenii de Jos” come from?
Merenii de Jos (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 “Merenii de Jos”, step by step
Merenii de Jos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | de | from; of; by |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Romanian Mereni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Mereni | — |
| 2 | Romanian | măr | apple; apple tree |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | melus | apple tree |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |