Where does “lingău” come from?

lingău (Romanian) comes from Romanian linge, from Latin lingō, from Latin lingere, from Latin lingo, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

lingău (Romanian): ass-kisser, suckup, sycophant

Definitions

  1. ass-kisser, suckup, sycophant

Ancestry of “lingău”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlingeto lick
2Latinlingōto lick (up)
3Latinlingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinlingoI lick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin lingo →Every word from Latin lingere →