Where does “nenorocos” come from?

nenorocos (Romanian) comes from Romanian norocos, from Romanian os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

nenorocos (Romanian): unlucky

Definitions

  1. unlucky

Ancestry of “nenorocos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannorocoslucky, fortunate
2Romanianosbone
3Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
4Latinōsmouth
5Proto-Italicōsmouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →