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

  1. childishly, like a child; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “copilărește”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancopilărescchildlike
2Romaniancopilchild
3Proto-Slavickopylъshoot, sprout; bastard
4Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep-Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic kopylъ