Where does “nuanțare” come from?
nuanțare (Romanian) comes from Romanian nuanța, from French nuancer, from French nuancé, from French nuer, from French nue, from Middle French nue, from Old French nue, from Vulgar Latin nuba — to cover.
nuanțare (Romanian): adding nuance
Definitions
- adding nuance
Ancestry of “nuanțare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | nuanța | to tone down |
| 2 | French | nuancer | to moderate, to qualify |
| 3 | French | nuancé | past participle of nuancer; nuanced |
| 4 | French | nuer | to match, match up |
| 5 | French | nue | feminine singular of nu; cloud |
| 6 | Middle French | nue | cloud |
| 7 | Old French | nue | cloud |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | nuba | — |
| 9 | Latin | nūbēs | cloud |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)newdʰ- | to cover |