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Where does “Oncești” come from?
Oncești (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ești, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.
Ancestry of “Oncești”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Romanian
-ești
plural of -esc; Used with a stem to form the...
2
Latin
-ēscō
Attaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
3
Proto-Italic
*-ēskō
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