Where does “atingătură” come from?

atingătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian atinge, from Latin attingō, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

atingătură (Romanian): touch

Definitions

  1. touch

Ancestry of “atingătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianatingeto reach; to touch
2Latinattingōto come in contact with, touch
3Latintangōto touch, grasp
4Proto-Italic*tangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →