Where does “plintă” come from?

plintă (Romanian) comes from French plinthe, from Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος — A brick, whether sun or fire baked; A squared...

plintă (Romanian): plinth

Definitions

  1. plinth

Ancestry of “plintă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplintheplinth; skirting board; baseboard
2Latinplinthusplinth; a hundred-acre plot of land
3Ancient GreekπλίνθοςA brick, whether sun or fire baked; A squared...
Every word from Ancient Greek πλίνθος →Every word from Latin plinthus →Every word from French plinthe →