Where does “rumeniu” come from?

rumeniu (Romanian) comes from Romanian rumen, from French rumen, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

rumeniu (Romanian): reddish, ruddy

Definitions

  1. reddish, ruddy

Ancestry of “rumeniu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrumenrumen
2Frenchrumenrumen (stomach)
3Latinrumenthroat, gullet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →