Where does “popește” come from?

popește (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ește, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

popește (Romanian): priestly

Definitions

  1. priestly

Ancestry of “popește”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-eșteAdverbial form of -esc; Used with a stem to form...
2Latin-ēscōAttaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
3Proto-Italic*-ēskō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ēskō →Every word from Latin -ēscō →Every word from Romanian -ește →