Where does “alurghidă” come from?
alurghidă (Romanian) comes from Greek αλουργίδα, from Ancient Greek ἁλουργίς, from Ancient Greek ἁλουργής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
alurghidă (Romanian): robes died with Tyrian purple, imperial purple, royal purple
Definitions
- robes died with Tyrian purple, imperial purple, royal purple
Ancestry of “alurghidă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | αλουργίδα | Tyrian purple, imperial purple, royal purple |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἁλουργίς | purple robe |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἁλουργής | sea-purple |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |