Where does “culanță” come from?
culanță (Romanian) comes from German Kulanz, from German kulant, from French coulant, from French couler, from Old French couler, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
culanță (Romanian): obligingness, courtesy
Definitions
- obligingness, courtesy
Ancestry of “culanță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kulanz | obligingness |
| 2 | German | kulant | obliging, fair |
| 3 | French | coulant | flowing; fluid; loop |
| 4 | French | couler | to sink |
| 5 | Old French | couler | to flow |
| 6 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 7 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |