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Where does “arăta” come from?

arăta (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin *arrēctāre, from Latin rēctus, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

arăta (Romanian): to show, to exhibit, to display; to prove; to...

Definitions

  1. to show, to exhibit, to display; to prove; to...

Ancestry of “arăta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*arrēctāre—
2Latinrēctus—
3Latinregō—
4Proto-Italicregō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “arăta”

  • arătos
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