Where does “alintătură” come from?

alintătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian alinta, from Vulgar Latin allentare, from Latin lentus, from Proto-Indo-European lentos.

alintătură (Romanian): caress

Definitions

  1. caress

Ancestry of “alintătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalintato caress, fondle; to pamper, coddle
2Vulgar Latinallentare—
3Latinlentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlentos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lentos →Every word from Latin lentus →Every word from Vulgar Latin allentare →