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Where does “sarcină” come from?

sarcină (Romanian) comes from Latin sarcina, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

sarcină (Romanian): burden, load, weight, onus; duty, obligation,...

Definitions

  1. burden, load, weight, onus; duty, obligation,...

Ancestry of “sarcină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsarcinaA package, pack; burden, weight, sorrow; baggage,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

Words derived from “sarcină”

  • însărcinat
  • însărcina
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