Where does “hoțesc” come from?

hoțesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian -esc, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

hoțesc (Romanian): thievish

Definitions

  1. thievish

Ancestry of “hoțesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-esc-esque, -ish; Used with a stem to form the...
2Latin-ēscōAttaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
3Proto-Italic*-ēskō
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ēskōEvery word from Latin -ēscōEvery word from Romanian -esc