Where does “nimfă” come from?

nimfă (Romanian) comes from French nymphe, from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη, from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- — to marry, wed; to marry, to wed.

nimfă (Romanian): nymph; larva of certain insects

Definitions

nymph; larva of certain insects

Ancestry of “nimfă”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	nymphe	nymph
2	Old French	nimphe	nymph
3	Latin	nympha	bride, mistress; young woman; nymph
4	Ancient Greek	νύμφη	bride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
5	Proto-Indo-European	snewbʰ-	to marry, wed; to marry, to wed

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