Where does “greșeală” come from?
greșeală (Romanian) comes from Romanian greși, from Old Church Slavonic грѣшити, from Proto-Slavic grěšiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
greșeală (Romanian): mistake
Ancestry of “greșeală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | greși | to err, to do wrong, to mistake; to transgress,... |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | грѣшити | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | grěšiti | to sin |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |