Where does “Văratec” come from?
Văratec (Romanian) comes from Romanian văratic, from Romanian -atic, from Romanian -atec, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Ancestry of “Văratec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | văratic | of the summer; summer-like, summery,... |
| 2 | Romanian | -atic | Used to form some adjectives meaning "of",... |
| 3 | Romanian | -atec | — |
| 4 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |