Where does “nebunire” come from?
nebunire (Romanian) comes from Romanian nebuni, from Romanian i, from Old Church Slavonic и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei — to go.
nebunire (Romanian): madness
Definitions
- madness
Ancestry of “nebunire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | nebuni | to go crazy, go mad; to drive crazy |
| 2 | Romanian | i | and |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | и | and; him |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 6 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |