Where does “desdăunare” come from?
desdăunare (Romanian) comes from Romanian desdăuna, from Romanian dăuna, from Romanian daună, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
desdăunare (Romanian): compensation
Definitions
- compensation
Ancestry of “desdăunare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | desdăuna | to pay damages |
| 2 | Romanian | dăuna | to damage, harm, injure |
| 3 | Romanian | daună | damage; injury |
| 4 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |