Where does “furtiv” come from?

furtiv (Romanian) comes from French furtif, from Latin fūrtīvus, from Latin fūrtum, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

furtiv (Romanian): stealthy

Definitions

  1. stealthy

Ancestry of “furtiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfurtiffurtive, stealthy
2Latinfūrtīvusstolen
3Latinfūrtuma theft, robbery
4Latinfūra thief
5Proto-Italicfōrthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr →Every word from Proto-Italic fōr →