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Where does “mustra” come from?

mustra (Romanian) comes from Polish musztra, from Italian Mostra, from Latin mōnstrō, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mustra (Romanian): to chide, twit; to reprove, rebuke, reprimand

Definitions

  1. to chide, twit; to reprove, rebuke, reprimand

Ancestry of “mustra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmusztradrill
2ItalianMostra—
3Latinmōnstrō—
4Latinmoneō—
5Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mustra”

  • mustrare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →