Where does “rândunică” come from?

rândunică (Romanian) comes from Romanian rândunea, from Vulgar Latin hirundinella, from Latin hirundō — swallow (bird).

rândunică (Romanian): swallow

Definitions

  1. swallow

Ancestry of “rândunică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrânduneaswallow (bird), barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
2Vulgar Latinhirundinella—
3Latinhirundōswallow (bird)

Words derived from “rândunică”

Every word from Latin hirundō →Every word from Vulgar Latin hirundinella →Every word from Romanian rândunea →