Where does “cearcăn” come from?

cearcăn (Romanian) comes from Ancient Greek κίρκινος, from Latin circinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

cearcăn (Romanian): dark ring or circle under the eyes; halo; compass...

Definitions

  1. dark ring or circle under the eyes; halo; compass...

Ancestry of “cearcăn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκίρκινοςcompass
2LatincircinusA pair of compasses; a tool for measuring...
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “cearcăn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →