Where does “epuizare” come from?
epuizare (Romanian) comes from Romanian epuiza, from French épuiser, from French puiser, from French puits, from Old French puis, from Vulgar Latin postius, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
epuizare (Romanian): exhaustion
Definitions
- exhaustion
Ancestry of “epuizare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | epuiza | to tire, drain, exhaust, wear out, tire out,... |
| 2 | French | épuiser | To squeeze out; To dry up; to exhaust, to wear... |
| 3 | French | puiser | to draw (for example, water from a well), to tap into |
| 4 | French | puits | well, shaft |
| 5 | Old French | puis | well |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | postius | afterwards, afterward |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |