Where does “fecioară” come from?

fecioară (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin fetiola, from Latin fēta, from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fecioară (Romanian): virgin, maiden; virgin

Definitions

  1. virgin, maiden; virgin

Ancestry of “fecioară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfetiola—
2Latinfētawoman or female animal that has just given birth
3Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fecioară”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin fētus →Every word from Latin fēta →