Where does “asughiț” come from?
asughiț (Romanian) comes from Romanian A, from Vulgar Latin ae(t), from Latin habet, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
asughiț (Romanian): a hiccup
Definitions
- a hiccup
Ancestry of “asughiț”, step by step
asughiț traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | A | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ae(t) | — |
| 3 | Latin | habet | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | habeo | I have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |
via Romanian sughiț
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sughiț | a hiccup |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | suggluttium | hiccup; sob |
| 3 | Latin | singultus | Sobbing, speech interrupted by sobs; A rattling... |