Where does “stârc de cireadă” come from?

stârc de cireadă (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.

stârc de cireadă (Romanian): western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Definitions

  1. western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Ancestry of “stârc de cireadă”, step by step

stârc de cireadă traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian cireadă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancireadăherd, flock, drove (of cattle or other horned animals)
2Church Slavonicчрѣда
3Proto-Slavicčerdafile, herd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

via Romanian stârc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstârcheron
2Proto-Slavicstъrkъ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti