Where does “pruncie” come from?
pruncie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.
pruncie (Romanian): babyhood; babyship
Definitions
- babyhood; babyship
Ancestry of “pruncie”, step by step
pruncie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ie | traditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the... |
| 2 | German | Ja | a yes |
| 3 | Middle High German | ja | — |
| 4 | Old High German | jā | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jā | yes; thus, so |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ja | yes; thus, so |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yē | already |
via Romanian prunc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prunc | infant; newborn; baby |
| 2 | Latin | puerunculus | — |
| 3 | Latin | puer | a child; chit; a boy, lad; a male servant or... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *puweros | — |