Where does “aținta” come from?

aținta (Romanian) comes from Romanian țintă, from Proto-Slavic cęta, from Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌿𐍃, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

aținta (Romanian): to aim

Definitions

  1. to aim

Ancestry of “aținta”, step by step

aținta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian țintă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianțintăpurpose, aim, objective, target; small nail, peg
2Proto-Slaviccętasmall coin
3Gothic𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌿𐍃small coin, cent
4Latincentuma hundred; 100
5Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
6Proto-Italic*foljom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Romanian A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianA—
2Vulgar Latinae(t)—
3Latinhabetthird-person singular present active indicative...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →