Where does “descurcăreț” come from?
descurcăreț (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ăreț, from Latin -aricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
descurcăreț (Romanian): clever, smart, adroit
Definitions
- clever, smart, adroit
Ancestry of “descurcăreț”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | -ăreț | Forms nouns or adjectives indicating propensity... |
| 2 | Latin | -aricius | — |
| 3 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |