Where does “cufundar cu cioc alb” come from?

cufundar cu cioc alb (Romanian) comes from Romanian cufundar, from Romanian cufunda, from Vulgar Latin confundare, from Latin confundō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cufundar cu cioc alb (Romanian): yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)

Definitions

  1. yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)

Ancestry of “cufundar cu cioc alb”, step by step

cufundar cu cioc alb traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian cufundar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancufundarloon
2Romaniancufundato immerse, dip, submerge, sink into; to settle...
3Vulgar Latinconfundaresecond-person singular present passive...
4Latinconfundōto pour, mingle, stir up
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Romanian alb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalbwhite; clean, pure, immaculate; the color white
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

via Romanian cu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancuwith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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