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Where does “destrăma” come from?

destrăma (Romanian) comes from Latin distramare, from Latin trama, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

destrăma (Romanian): to unravel, unweave; to fray; to disintegrate

Definitions

  1. to unravel, unweave; to fray; to disintegrate

Ancestry of “destrăma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistramare—
2Latintramawoof, weft; A lean, lanky person
3Latintrahō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “destrăma”

  • destrămător
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