Where does “arătoșie” come from?
arătoșie (Romanian) comes from Romanian arătos, from Romanian arăta, 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.
arătoșie (Romanian): handsomeness
Definitions
- handsomeness
Ancestry of “arătoșie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | arătos | handsome |
| 2 | Romanian | arăta | to show, to exhibit, to display; to prove; to... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *arrēctāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | rēctus | led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright |
| 5 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |