Where does “degrabă” come from?

degrabă (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

degrabă (Romanian): quickly; at once; soon, before long

Definitions

  1. quickly; at once; soon, before long

Ancestry of “degrabă”, step by step

degrabă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian grabă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangrabăhaste
2Romaniangrăbito rush, to hurry
3Serbo-Croatianгра̏битиto grab, seize
4Proto-Slavicgràbitito grab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós