Where does “Zamăneagră” come from?
Zamăneagră (Romanian) comes from Latin Zama, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
Ancestry of “Zamăneagră”, step by step
Zamăneagră traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Zama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Zama | Zama a Numidian town in modern Tunisia, and the site of a famous battle |
| 2 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |