Where does “sfâșietură” come from?

sfâșietură (Romanian) comes from Romanian sfâșia, from Romanian fâșie, from Romanian -ie, from Latin -īlia, from Swahili -lia.

sfâșietură (Romanian): rip

Definitions

  1. rip

Ancestry of “sfâșietură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansfâșiato break or tear to pieces, tear up
2Romanianfâșieband, bandage, bind, strip; rag; fascine, fagot
3Romanian-ieUsed with a stem to create a noun relating to...
4Latin-īlia—
5Swahili-lia—
Every word from Swahili -lia →Every word from Romanian -ie →Every word from Latin -īlia →
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