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Where does “căsnicie” come from?

căsnicie (Romanian) comes from Romanian casnic, from Romanian -nic, from Old English ne, from Old English ealles, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

căsnicie (Romanian): marriage; married life, wedded life, family life

Definitions

  1. marriage; married life, wedded life, family life

Ancestry of “căsnicie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancasnicdomestic; of the household; homely; domesticated;...
2Romanian-nic—
3Old Englishnenot; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "...
4Old Englisheallescompletely, wholly, entirely; totally,...
5Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
6Proto-Germanic-as—
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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