Where does “miță” come from?
miță (Romanian) comes from Latin agnus, from Proto-Italic agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
miță (Romanian): a tuft of wool or hair; unsheared wool from a...
Definitions
- a tuft of wool or hair; unsheared wool from a...
Ancestry of “miță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | agnus | a lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | agʷnos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |