Where does “galvanizare” come from?
galvanizare (Romanian) comes from Romanian galvaniza, from French galvaniser, from French galvanisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
galvanizare (Romanian): galvanization
Definitions
- galvanization
Ancestry of “galvanizare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | galvaniza | to galvanize |
| 2 | French | galvaniser | to galvanize |
| 3 | French | galvanisme | galvanism |
| 4 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 5 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 6 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |