Where does “arătură” come from?

arătură (Romanian) comes from Late Latin aratura, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

arătură (Romanian): ploughing; land which has been ploughed or tilled

Definitions

  1. ploughing; land which has been ploughed or tilled

Ancestry of “arătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinaraturanominative feminine singular of arātūrus;...
2Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
3Proto-Italicaraōto plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →