Where does “Orașu Nou-Vii” come from?

Orașu Nou-Vii (Romanian) comes from Romanian vie, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

Ancestry of “Orașu Nou-Vii”, step by step

Orașu Nou-Vii traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian vie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvievineyard; vine; nominative feminine singular of...
2Latinvīvere
3Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Romanian nou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannounew
2Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
3Proto-Italicnowosnew
4Proto-Indo-European*néwos

via Romanian oraș

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianorașcity, town
2Hungarianvároscity, town
3Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
4Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-
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