Where does “bună dimineața” come from?
bună dimineața (Romanian) comes from Romanian dimineață, from Latin de māne, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
bună dimineața (Romanian): good morning
Definitions
- good morning
Ancestry of “bună dimineața”, step by step
bună dimineața traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian dimineață
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dimineață | morning |
| 2 | Latin | de māne | early in the morning |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Romanian bună
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bună | nominative feminine singular of bun; accusative... |
| 2 | Romanian | bun | good; good, asset, possession; grandfather |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |