Where does “logofăt” come from?
logofăt (Romanian) comes from Ancient Greek λογοθέτης, from Ancient Greek θέτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
logofăt (Romanian): an administrative position in the medieval Romanian principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, such as the chief minister under the prince or a senior member of his council
Definitions
- an administrative position in the medieval Romanian principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, such as the chief minister under the prince or a senior member of his council
Ancestry of “logofăt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λογοθέτης | auditor of accounts |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θέτης | one who places; mortgagor; adoptive father of a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |