Where does “lingură” come from?
lingură (Romanian) comes from Latin lingula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
lingură (Romanian): spoon
Definitions
- spoon
Ancestry of “lingură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lingula | Diminutive of lingua; tongue of land; The tongue... |
| 2 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |