Where does “orzărie” come from?
orzărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian arie, from French aire, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
orzărie (Romanian): barley field; barley barn
Definitions
- barley field; barley barn
Ancestry of “orzărie”, step by step
orzărie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian arie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | arie | threshing floor; area, surface, zone; melody,... |
| 2 | French | aire | area; a flat surface; direction of the wind |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Romanian orz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | orz | barley |
| 2 | Latin | hordeum | barley |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | horzdeom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥sdeyom | bristly |