Where does “câteodată” come from?
câteodată (Romanian) comes from Romanian dată, from French date, from English date, from Middle English date, from Old French date, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus — to give.
câteodată (Romanian): sometimes, at times, occasionally, now and then,...
Definitions
- sometimes, at times, occasionally, now and then,...
Ancestry of “câteodată”, step by step
câteodată traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian dată
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dată | an instance, occasion, time; destiny, fate; a... |
| 2 | French | date | date point in time |
| 3 | English | date | The fruit of the date palm, "Phoenix... |
| 4 | Middle English | date | — |
| 5 | Old French | date | date point in time |
| 6 | Latin | data | nominative feminine singular of datus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 8 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 9 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Romanian câte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | câte | feminine plural of cât; in groups of, in series... |
| 2 | Latin | cata | by; nominative feminine singular of catus;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Romanian O
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | O | a/an indefinite article |
| 2 | Latin | ūna | together, simultaneously, at the same time |
| 3 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |