Where does “silvie de câmp” come from?
silvie de câmp (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
silvie de câmp (Romanian): common whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Definitions
- common whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Ancestry of “silvie de câmp”, step by step
silvie de câmp traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | de | from; of; by |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Romanian câmp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | câmp | field |
| 2 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Romanian silvie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | silvie | warbler |