Where does “rândunicoi” come from?

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

rândunicoi (Romanian): male swallow

Definitions

  1. male swallow

Ancestry of “rândunicoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrândunicăswallow
2Romanianrânduneaswallow (bird), barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
3Vulgar Latinhirundinella—
4Latinhirundōswallow (bird)
Every word from Latin hirundō →Every word from Vulgar Latin hirundinella →Every word from Romanian rândunea →