Where does “ar” come from?
ar (Romanian) comes from Romanian ară, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
ar (Romanian): would; API; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- would; API; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “ar”, step by step
ar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian ară
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ară | to plough |
| 2 | Latin | arō | to plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | araō | to plough |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via French are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | are | an are |
| 2 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |