Where does “mărăcina” come from?
mărăcina (Romanian) comes from Romanian mărăcine, from Latin marracina, from Latin marra, from Haitian Creole marasa, from Catalan marçal, from Catalan març, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus — adjectival suffix.
mărăcina (Romanian): to sting
Definitions
- to sting
Ancestry of “mărăcina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mărăcine | bramble, briar, brake |
| 2 | Latin | marracina | — |
| 3 | Latin | marra | hoe; hook, weeding-hook |
| 4 | Haitian Creole | marasa | twin; Marassa Jumeaux |
| 5 | Catalan | marçal | Of or pertaining to the month of March |
| 6 | Catalan | març | March |
| 7 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 8 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 9 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |