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Where does “ieftin” come from?

ieftin (Romanian) comes from Greek φτηνός, from Byzantine Greek εὐτηνός, from Koine Greek εὐθηνός.

ieftin (Romanian): cheap

Definitions

  1. cheap

Ancestry of “ieftin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφτηνόςcheap, inexpensive, of low value; shoddy, of poor...
2Byzantine Greekεὐτηνός—
3Koine Greekεὐθηνός—

Words derived from “ieftin”

  • ieftini
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