Where does “descuia” come from?
descuia (Romanian) comes from Latin discuneāre, from Latin cuneō, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
descuia (Romanian): to unlock, open
Definitions
- to unlock, open
Ancestry of “descuia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | discuneāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | cuneō | to wedge in, secure by wedging, force in like a wedge |
| 3 | Latin | cuneus | wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱū | sting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |