Where does “orzoaie” come from?
orzoaie (Romanian) comes from Romanian orz, from Latin hordeum, from Proto-Italic horzdeom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥sdeyom — bristly.
orzoaie (Romanian): two-rowed barley (Hordeum distichon)
Definitions
- two-rowed barley (Hordeum distichon)
Ancestry of “orzoaie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | orz | barley |
| 2 | Latin | hordeum | barley |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | horzdeom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥sdeyom | bristly |