Where does “larvă” come from?

larvă (Romanian) comes from French larve, from Latin larva, from Old Latin larua — demon, spirit of the dead.

larvă (Romanian): larva, grub

Definitions

  1. larva, grub

Ancestry of “larvă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlarvegrub, larva
2Latinlarvaghost, haunt, evil spirit, demon, devil;...
3Old Latinlaruademon, spirit of the dead
Every word from Old Latin larua →Every word from Latin larva →Every word from French larve →