Where does “jucărie” come from?
jucărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian juca, from Latin iocor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
jucărie (Romanian): toy
Definitions
- toy
Ancestry of “jucărie”, step by step
jucărie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian juca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | juca | to play |
| 2 | Latin | iocor | I joke, jest; I play |
| 3 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Romanian arie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | arie | threshing floor; area, surface, zone; melody,... |
| 2 | French | aire | area; a flat surface; direction of the wind |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |