Where does “cătănie” come from?

cătănie (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ie, from Latin -īlia, from Swahili -lia.

cătănie (Romanian): soldiering

Definitions

  1. soldiering

Ancestry of “cătănie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ieUsed with a stem to create a noun relating to...
2Latin-īlia—
3Swahili-lia—
Every word from Swahili -lia →Every word from Romanian -ie →Every word from Latin -īlia →