Where does “mlădioșie” come from?
mlădioșie (Romanian) comes from Romanian mlădios, from Romanian mlădia, from Romanian mlădiu, from Romanian mladă, from Old Church Slavonic младъ, from Proto-Slavic moldъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
mlădioșie (Romanian): flexibility
Definitions
- flexibility
Ancestry of “mlădioșie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mlădios | supple, adaptable, pliant, flexible; harmonious;... |
| 2 | Romanian | mlădia | to bend, twist, undulate; to modulate; to adapt... |
| 3 | Romanian | mlădiu | flexible |
| 4 | Romanian | mladă | grove, coppice, thicket |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | младъ | young |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | moldъ | young |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |