Where does “disculpare” come from?
disculpare (Romanian) comes from Romanian disculpă, from Italian discolpa, from Italian discolpare, from Italian are, from Italian aere, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
disculpare (Romanian): exoneration
Definitions
- exoneration
Ancestry of “disculpare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | disculpă | defense, excuse |
| 2 | Italian | discolpa | defense, excuse |
| 3 | Italian | discolpare | to prove someone's innocence; to exonerate; to clear |
| 4 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 5 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 6 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 7 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |