Where does “descurajare” come from?
descurajare (Romanian) comes from Romanian descuraja, from French décourager, from Middle French descourager, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
descurajare (Romanian): discouragement
Definitions
- discouragement
Ancestry of “descurajare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | descuraja | to discourage |
| 2 | French | décourager | to discourage; to lose heart, lose faith |
| 3 | Middle French | descourager | to discourage; to becomes discouraged |
| 4 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |