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Where does “amețeală” come from?

amețeală (Romanian) comes from Romanian ameți, from Vulgar Latin ammatire, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

amețeală (Romanian): dizziness

Definitions

  1. dizziness

Ancestry of “amețeală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianamețito make dizzy, flustered, intoxicated, stun; to...
2Vulgar Latinammatire—
3Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
4Latinmaditus—
5Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
6Latinmadeō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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