Where does “ostaș” come from?

ostaș (Romanian) comes 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.

ostaș (Romanian): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “ostaș”, step by step

ostaș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian aș

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianașwould, should
2Vulgar Latinhabessim—
3Latinhabuissemfirst-person singular pluperfect active...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

via Romanian oaste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoastearmy, host
2Latinhostemaccusative singular of hostis
3Proto-Italichostisstranger, guest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “ostaș”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeo →