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Where does “drum” come from?

drum (Romanian) comes from Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

drum (Romanian): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “drum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδρόμοςroadway, road, street, way; journey
2Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
3Ancient Greek-ός—
4Proto-Hellenic*-os—
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “drum”

  • drumeț
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