Where does “primăvăruță” come from?

primăvăruță (Romanian) comes from Romanian primăvară, from Latin prima vera, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primăvăruță (Romanian): snowdrop

Definitions

  1. snowdrop

Ancestry of “primăvăruță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprimăvarăspring
2Latinprima veraearly spring
3Latinprīmus—
4Latinprīsmos—
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos →