Where does “des” come from?

des (Romanian) comes from Romanian jug, from Latin jugum, from Proto-Italic jugom, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

des (Romanian): frequent, often; abundant, copious; dense, thick

Definitions

  1. frequent, often; abundant, copious; dense, thick

Ancestry of “des”, step by step

des traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian jug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjugyoke
2LatinjugumAlternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke
3Proto-Italicjugomyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Romanian ori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianorior; either
2Romanianoarewell; really

via Latin dēnsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēnsusdense, compact
2Proto-Indo-Europeandens-to teach; thick, dense

Words derived from “des”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Italic jugom →