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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cufundar | loon |
| 2 | Romanian | cufunda | to immerse, dip, submerge, sink into; to settle... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | confundare | second-person singular present passive... |
| 4 | Latin | confundō | to pour, mingle, stir up |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Romanian alb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | alb | white; clean, pure, immaculate; the color white |
| 2 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
via Romanian cu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cu | with |