Where does “sontic” come from?

sontic (Romanian) comes from Latin sonticus, from Latin sōns, from Proto-Italic sonts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

sontic (Romanian): serious, critical

Definitions

  1. serious, critical

Ancestry of “sontic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsonticusdangerous, serious, critical
2Latinsōnsguilty
3Proto-Italicsonts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Italic sonts →