Where does “aprig” come from?
aprig (Romanian) comes from Latin apricus, from Latin aperīcus, from Latin -cus, from Proto-Italic -kos, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
aprig (Romanian): fiery, sharp, ardent, passionate, impetuous
Definitions
- fiery, sharp, ardent, passionate, impetuous
Ancestry of “aprig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | apricus | sunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the... |
| 2 | Latin | aperīcus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -cus | suffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -kos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |