Where does “ostășie” come from?

ostășie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ostaș, from Romanian aș, from Vulgar Latin habessim, from Latin habuissem, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

ostășie (Romanian): soldiering

Definitions

  1. soldiering

Ancestry of “ostășie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianostașsoldier
2Romanianașwould, should
3Vulgar Latinhabessim—
4Latinhabuissemfirst-person singular pluperfect active...
5LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
6Proto-Italichabēō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeo →