Where does “gemătură” come from?

gemătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian geme, from Romanian -ăt, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

gemătură (Romanian): groan, moan

Definitions

  1. groan, moan

Ancestry of “gemătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangemeto groan, moan, sigh
2Romanian-ătAlternative form of -et
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Romanian -ăt