Where does “nu-mă-uita” come from?
nu-mă-uita (Romanian) comes from Romanian mă, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
nu-mă-uita (Romanian): forget-me-not plant
Definitions
- forget-me-not plant
Ancestry of “nu-mă-uita”, step by step
nu-mă-uita traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian mă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mă | me accusative |
| 2 | Romanian | mamă | mother |
| 3 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Romanian nu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | nu | no; not |
| 2 | Latin | nōn | not |
| 3 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Romanian uita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | uita | to forget; to look |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *oblītāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | oblīvīscor | to forget |