Where does “preastrălucit” come from?
preastrălucit (Romanian) comes from Romanian prea, from Old Church Slavonic прѣ-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
preastrălucit (Romanian): glorified
Definitions
- glorified
Ancestry of “preastrălucit”, step by step
preastrălucit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian prea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prea | too |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | прѣ- | over |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Romanian strălucit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | strălucit | brilliant |
| 2 | Romanian | străluci | to shine, to sparkle, to radiate, to glister, to... |
| 3 | Romanian | luci | to shine, sparkle, shimmer, glisten; to beam with... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | lucire | present active infinitive of *lūciō |
| 5 | Latin | lūceō | to be light, clear; to shine, glitter |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | loukeō | cause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lowkéye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |