Where does “copilărește” come from?
copilărește (Romanian) comes from Romanian copilăresc, from Romanian copil, from Proto-Slavic kopylъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
copilărește (Romanian): childishly, like a child; third-person singular...
Definitions
- childishly, like a child; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “copilărește”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | copilăresc | childlike |
| 2 | Romanian | copil | child |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kopylъ | shoot, sprout; bastard |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |