Where does “eclată” come from?

eclată (Romanian) comes from French éclat, from Middle French esclater, from Old French esclater, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

eclată (Romanian): brilliance, shine

Definitions

  1. brilliance, shine

Ancestry of “eclată”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéclatbrilliance, shine, lustre; fragment; Strong...
2Middle Frenchesclaterto break, break violently
3Old Frenchesclaterto separate from, sunder out
4Frankishslaitanto split, break
5Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
6Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
7Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną →