Where does “dreptătate” come from?
dreptătate (Romanian) comes from Romanian drept, from Romanian -tate, from Latin -tātem, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “dreptătate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | drept | right; right, just, moral; straight |
| 2 | Romanian | -tate | -ty, -ness; Examples include; greutate |
| 3 | Latin | -tātem | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |