Where does “câtva” come from?

câtva (Romanian) comes from Romanian cât, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.

câtva (Romanian): some, a little, a few

Definitions

  1. some, a little, a few

Ancestry of “câtva”, step by step

câtva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian cât

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancâthow much; quotient
2Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
3Proto-Italic*kʷijentos—
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts—

via Romanian va

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvawill; only used in "mai va"; go
2Latinvādit—

Words derived from “câtva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts →Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos →Every word from Latin quantus →