Where does “răpănos” come from?

răpănos (Romanian) comes from Romanian os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

răpănos (Romanian): dirty, filthy

Definitions

  1. dirty, filthy

Ancestry of “răpănos”, step by step

răpănos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

via Romanian rapăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrapănscabies, itch, mange
2Proto-Slavicrapaswelling, bump, sore, wound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →