Where does “bună seara” come from?
bună seara (Romanian) comes from Romanian seară, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
bună seara (Romanian): good evening
Definitions
- good evening
Ancestry of “bună seara”, step by step
bună seara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian seară
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | seară | evening |
| 2 | Latin | sēra | a bar or bolt for fastening doors |
| 3 | Latin | serō | to sow, plant |
| 4 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
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... |