Where does “rândunică de mare” come from?
rândunică de mare (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.
rândunică de mare (Romanian): tern
Definitions
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Ancestry of “rândunică de mare”, step by step
rândunică de mare 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 mare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mare | big, large, great; great, mighty; sea |
| 2 | Latin | mare | sea; ablative singular of mās |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mari | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Romanian rândunică
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rândunică | swallow |
| 2 | Romanian | rândunea | swallow (bird), barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | hirundinella | — |
| 4 | Latin | hirundō | swallow (bird) |