Where does “anina” come from?
anina (Romanian) comes from Romanian anin, from Romanian arin, from Vulgar Latin alinus, from Latin alnus, from Proto-Italic alznos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis.
anina (Romanian): to hook; to hang
Ancestry of “anina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | anin | alder; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Romanian | arin | alder |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | alinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | alnus | An alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alznos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élsnos | alder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élis | — |