Where does “alinta” come from?

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

alinta (Romanian): to caress, fondle; to pamper, coddle

Definitions

  1. to caress, fondle; to pamper, coddle

Ancestry of “alinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinallentare—
2Latinlentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlentos—

Words derived from “alinta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lentos →Every word from Latin lentus →Every word from Vulgar Latin allentare →