Where does “răsfrânge” come from?
răsfrânge (Romanian) comes from Romanian râs, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
răsfrânge (Romanian): to reflect; to refract; to reverberate
Definitions
- to reflect; to refract; to reverberate
Ancestry of “răsfrânge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | râs | laughter, laugh; past participle of râde; lynx |
| 2 | Latin | rāsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | rādō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |