Where does “spânzurătoare” come from?
spânzurătoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian spânzura, from Latin expendiolāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
spânzurătoare (Romanian): gallows
Definitions
- gallows
Ancestry of “spânzurătoare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | spânzura | to hang (execute someone) |
| 2 | Latin | expendiolāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |