Where does “rătăcană” come from?
rătăcană (Romanian) comes from Romanian rătăci, from Latin erraticīre, from Latin errāticāre, from Latin errāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
rătăcană (Romanian): deep hole
Definitions
- deep hole
Ancestry of “rătăcană”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rătăci | to get lost, become lost, lose oneself; to lose,... |
| 2 | Latin | erraticīre | — |
| 3 | Latin | errāticāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | errāticus | wandering, roving |
| 5 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |