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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

  1. fiery, sharp, ardent, passionate, impetuous

Ancestry of “aprig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapricussunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the...
2Latinaperīcus—
3Latin-cussuffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix...
4Proto-Italic-kos—
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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