Where does “pletiță” come from?
pletiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian pleată, from Romanian împleti, from Romanian în, from Latin de retro, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “pletiță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pleată | hair left to grow past the shoulders or hang down... |
| 2 | Romanian | împleti | to knit |
| 3 | Romanian | în | in, into, within; in, on, when |
| 4 | Latin | de retro | from behind |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |