Where does “lopătar” come from?
lopătar (Romanian) comes from Romanian lopată, from Romanian -nic, from Old English ne, from Old English ealles, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
lopătar (Romanian): riverboatman, boatman, paddler; shoveler;...
Definitions
- riverboatman, boatman, paddler; shoveler;...
Ancestry of “lopătar”, step by step
lopătar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian lopată
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lopată | shovel, spade |
| 2 | Romanian | -nic | — |
| 3 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 4 | Old English | ealles | completely, wholly, entirely; totally,... |
| 5 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Romanian ar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ar | would; API; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Romanian | ară | to plough |
| 3 | Latin | arō | to plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | araō | to plough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |