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Where does “așterne” come from?

așterne (Romanian) comes from Latin asterno, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

așterne (Romanian): to spread or stretch over a surface; to lay,...

Definitions

  1. to spread or stretch over a surface; to lay,...

Ancestry of “așterne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinasternoI prostrate myself, lie prone
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “așterne”

  • așternut
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