Where does “Târgu Cărbunești” come from?
Târgu Cărbunești (Romanian) comes from Romanian Cărbunești, from Romanian -ești, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.
Ancestry of “Târgu Cărbunești”, step by step
Târgu Cărbunești traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Cărbunești
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Cărbunești | — |
| 2 | Romanian | -ești | plural of -esc; Used with a stem to form the... |
| 3 | Latin | -ēscō | Attaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-ēskō | — |
via Romanian târg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | târg | market; market town; fair |