Where does “Schitu Golești” come from?

Schitu Golești (Romanian) comes from Romanian Golești, from Romanian -ești, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

Ancestry of “Schitu Golești”, step by step

Schitu Golești traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Golești

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianGolești
2Romanian-eștiplural of -esc; Used with a stem to form the...
3Latin-ēscōAttaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
4Proto-Italic*-ēskō

via Romanian schit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianschitsmall monastery
2Old Church Slavonicскитъ
3Ancient Greekσκήτη

Words derived from “Schitu Golești

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ēskōEvery word from Romanian -eștiEvery word from Latin -ēscō