Where does “ieftinătate” come from?

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

ieftinătate (Romanian): cheapness

Definitions

  1. cheapness

Ancestry of “ieftinătate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianieftincheap
2Greekφτηνόςcheap, inexpensive, of low value; shoddy, of poor...
3Byzantine Greekεὐτηνός—
4Koine Greekεὐθηνός—
Every word from Koine Greek εὐθηνός →Every word from Byzantine Greek εὐτηνός →Every word from Greek φτηνός →