Where does “privighetoare de zăvoi” come from?
privighetoare de zăvoi (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
privighetoare de zăvoi (Romanian): thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
Definitions
- thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
Ancestry of “privighetoare de zăvoi”, step by step
privighetoare de zăvoi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | de | from; of; by |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Romanian privighetoare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | privighetoare | nightingale |
| 2 | Romanian | priveghea | to look after, guard, watch over; to stay up all... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | perviglare | — |
| 4 | Latin | pervigilo | I remain awake all night; keep watch all night;... |
| 5 | Latin | vigilō | to watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching |
| 6 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via Romanian zăvoi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | zăvoi | forest by the banks of a river |