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

  1. to reflect; to refract; to reverberate

Ancestry of “răsfrânge”, step by step

răsfrânge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian râs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrâslaughter, laugh; past participle of râde; lynx
2Latinrāsusscraped, shaved
3Latinrādōto scrape, shave, scratch
4Proto-Italicrazdō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

via Romanian frânge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfrângeto break, smash, fracture; to defeat
2Latinfrangōto break, shatter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →