Where does “frăsinet” come from?
frăsinet (Romanian) comes from Latin fraxinētum, from Latin fraxinus, from Proto-Italic fraksinos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.
frăsinet (Romanian): ash grove, forest of ash trees
Definitions
- ash grove, forest of ash trees
Ancestry of “frăsinet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fraxinētum | ash grove |
| 2 | Latin | fraxinus | an ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin; of ash... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fraksinos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |