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Where does “sărbătoare” come from?

sărbătoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian serba, from Latin servō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sărbătoare (Romanian): holiday, feast, festival, celebration, vacation

Definitions

  1. holiday, feast, festival, celebration, vacation

Ancestry of “sărbătoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianserbato celebrate; to keep
2Latinservō—
3Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
4Proto-Italicserwosguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sărbătoare”

  • sărbători
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