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

  1. exhaustion

Ancestry of “epuizare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianepuizato tire, drain, exhaust, wear out, tire out,...
2FrenchépuiserTo squeeze out; To dry up; to exhaust, to wear...
3Frenchpuiserto draw (for example, water from a well), to tap into
4Frenchpuitswell, shaft
5Old Frenchpuiswell
6Vulgar Latinpostiusafterwards, afterward
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós