Where does “ce faci” come from?
ce faci (Romanian) comes from Romanian ce, from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
ce faci (Romanian): how are you doing?
Definitions
- how are you doing?
Ancestry of “ce faci”, step by step
ce faci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian ce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ce | what |
| 2 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
via Romanian faci
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | faci | second-person singular present indicative of... |