Where does “băsnitor” come from?
băsnitor (Romanian) comes from Romanian băsni, from Romanian -î, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
băsnitor (Romanian): contriving
Definitions
- contriving
Ancestry of “băsnitor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | băsni | to invent, fabricate a story |
| 2 | Romanian | -î | A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs |
| 3 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |