Where does “sătenesc” come from?
sătenesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian sătean, from Romanian saț, from Old Romanian fsat, from Latin fossātum, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
sătenesc (Romanian): villagey
Definitions
- villagey
Ancestry of “sătenesc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sătean | villager |
| 2 | Romanian | saț | the sensation of being full/satisfied/sated;... |
| 3 | Old Romanian | fsat | — |
| 4 | Latin | fossātum | }} trench particularly for military use, a ditch especially in earthwork fortifications |
| 5 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 6 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |