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

  1. nymph; larva of certain insects

Ancestry of “nimfă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnymphenymph
2Old Frenchnimphenymph
3Latinnymphabride, mistress; young woman; nymph
4Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νύμφη →Every word from Latin nympha →