Where does “polaritate” come from?
polaritate (Romanian) comes from Spanish polaridad, from Spanish -idad, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
polaritate (Romanian): polarity
Definitions
- polarity
Ancestry of “polaritate”, step by step
polaritate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish polaridad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | polaridad | polarity |
| 2 | Spanish | -idad | Form of -dad used generally for adjectives of... |
| 3 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via French polarité
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | polarité | polarity |