Where does “englez” come from?
englez (Romanian) comes from Greek Εγγλέζος, from Byzantine Greek Ἀγγλέζος, from Italian inglese, from Old French engleis, from Old French -eis, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum — to turn.
englez (Romanian): English
Definitions
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Ancestry of “englez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | Εγγλέζος | Englishman native, citizen or inhabitant of England |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | Ἀγγλέζος | — |
| 3 | Italian | inglese | English; Englishman, Englishwoman; English... |
| 4 | Old French | engleis | Alternative form of anglois |
| 5 | Old French | -eis | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 7 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 8 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 9 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 10 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |