Where does “cărunțiu” come from?

cărunțiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian cărunt, from Late Latin canutus, from Latin cānus, from Proto-Italic kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- — grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

cărunțiu (Romanian): grey-haired

Definitions

  1. grey-haired

Ancestry of “cărunțiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancărunthoary; gray-haired, gray
2Late Latincanutus—
3Latincānuswhite
4Proto-Italickaznosgrey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱas-grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaznos →Every word from Latin cānus →
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