Where does “bunăstare” come from?
bunăstare (Romanian) comes from Romanian stare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
bunăstare (Romanian): wellbeing, prosperity
Definitions
- wellbeing, prosperity
Ancestry of “bunăstare”, step by step
bunăstare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian stare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | stare | status, standing, situation, position, condition;... |
| 2 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 3 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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... |