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 |
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| 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 |