Where does “furnicar” come from?
furnicar (Romanian) comes from Romanian ar, from Romanian ară, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
furnicar (Romanian): anthill, formicary; swarm; multitude, crowd,...
Definitions
- anthill, formicary; swarm; multitude, crowd,...
Ancestry of “furnicar”, step by step
furnicar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian ar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ar | would; API; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Romanian | ară | to plough |
| 3 | Latin | arō | to plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | araō | to plough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Romanian furnică
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | furnică | ant |
| 2 | Latin | formīca | ant |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Latin formīcārium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | formīcārium | anthill, formicary |