Where does “dintâi” come from?
dintâi (Romanian) comes from Romanian întâi, from Romanian întîniu, from Vulgar Latin antaneus, from Latin anteanus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
dintâi (Romanian): first
Definitions
- first
Ancestry of “dintâi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | întâi | first; at first; firstly, first of all, first |
| 2 | Romanian | întîniu | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | antaneus | — |
| 4 | Latin | anteanus | old, ancient |
| 5 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |