Where does “sperietoare” come from?
sperietoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian speria, from Vulgar Latin expavorere, from Latin pavor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
sperietoare (Romanian): scarecrow
Definitions
- scarecrow
Ancestry of “sperietoare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | speria | to scare, to frighten; to bewilder |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | expavorere | — |
| 3 | Latin | pavor | The act of trembling, quaking, throbbing or... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |