Where does “pruncușor” come from?
pruncușor (Romanian) comes from Romanian prunc, from Latin puerunculus, from Latin puer, from Proto-Italic *puweros.
Ancestry of “pruncușor”, step by step
| 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 | — |