Where does “deșteptăciune” come from?

deșteptăciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian deștept, from Latin de-excitus.

deșteptăciune (Romanian): intelligence, cleverness; clever, witty remark

Definitions

  1. intelligence, cleverness; clever, witty remark

Ancestry of “deșteptăciune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandeșteptawake; smart, bright, clever, intelligent;...
2Latinde-excitus
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