Where does “libelulă” come from?
libelulă (Romanian) comes from French libellule, from New Latin libellula, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
libelulă (Romanian): dragonfly
Definitions
- dragonfly
Ancestry of “libelulă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | libellule | dragonfly |
| 2 | New Latin | libellula | dragonfly |
| 3 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 4 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |