Where does “portocaliu” come from?

portocaliu (Romanian) comes from Romanian -iu, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

portocaliu (Romanian): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “portocaliu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-iuForms adjectives denoting characteristics or...
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Romanian -iu →