Where does “ajutaj” come from?
ajutaj (Romanian) comes from French ajoutage, from French ajouter, from Latin adjuxtare, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād, from Proto-Italic jougestos, from Proto-Italic jougos — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
ajutaj (Romanian): nozzle
Definitions
- nozzle
Ancestry of “ajutaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ajoutage | nozzle; connector |
| 2 | French | ajouter | to add, append |
| 3 | Latin | adjuxtare | — |
| 4 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 5 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |