Where does “ciuf de pădure” come from?
ciuf de pădure (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
ciuf de pădure (Romanian): long-eared owl (Asio otus)
Definitions
- long-eared owl (Asio otus)
Ancestry of “ciuf de pădure”, step by step
ciuf de pădure traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | de | from; of; by |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Romanian ciuf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ciuf | several species of owls |