Where does “Pârâul Izvor” come from?
Pârâul Izvor (Romanian) comes from Romanian izvor, from Proto-Slavic jьzvorъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “Pârâul Izvor”, step by step
Pârâul Izvor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian izvor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | izvor | spring; fountain; origin, source |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьzvorъ | (of water) spring, stream, well |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 4 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 5 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Romanian pârâu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pârâu | stream; creek; brook |