Where does “decăli” come from?
decăli (Romanian) comes from Romanian căli, from Serbo-Croatian калити, from Proto-Slavic kaliti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
decăli (Romanian): unharden
Definitions
- unharden
Ancestry of “decăli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | căli | to temper, harden, toughen, anneal |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | калити | to harden, temper |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kaliti | to soil, muddle; to temper; to case-harden |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |