Where does “rățoi” come from?
rățoi (Romanian) comes from Romanian rață, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
rățoi (Romanian): drake
Definitions
- drake
Ancestry of “rățoi”, step by step
rățoi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian rață
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rață | duck; female duck; urinal |
| 2 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 3 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 4 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Romanian oi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | oi | indefinite genitive/dative singular of oaie;... |